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By dawn, a few of Tez’ Mu’s assumptions had been proven correct, earning him his escorts’ begrudging respect. Merchants using the Mirin route were now being allowed into the city, though the Keolyor had doubled security. That was an opportunity, one he intended to use.
Poetry, in many instances, resists the desire to be confined to a single definition. Ask a magazine editor, a poet, and a critic what poetry is, and their responses will differ—despite their frequent intimacy with the form. One might argue that a poem is meant to be experienced, not defined. Yet often, the reader encountering a work of poetry seeks both experience and comprehension. They don’t just want to feel the poem; they want to understand it—to walk away satisfied with that experience because they “have a rational understanding of that experience,” as Yvor Winters put it.
Birthed under the waxing crescent moon, After rigorous nine moons in sacred shade, Questions allude his new state Thirst for answers, hungered for power Are the gods really to blame? For the decisions made To satisfy our selfish desires and opulent taste, Painting our...
By Similoluwa Joel I jerked awake, my muscles popped as my hands wrapped around the chair arms in a deadly grip. From the deep recess of my sub-conscious, I had heard a heavy rumble, and felt my seat vibrate. I glanced around the silent room, disoriented for a...
Ever wondered how to make money through writing? We all do! Nigeria is a unique environment where soft skills were once ridiculed but now they look like "the new Jerusalem". Everyone is worried about getting a piece of the action, we all want to be trainers, writers,...
Throw back into The Future By Damilola Jonathan O. Lay me down by my darling, Watch her breathe from my angle, I kissed her nose, Touched her neck, Slid my arms around her waistline. Lay me down, So close to your warm breasts, All the rise and fall, On my bare...
A Story Series By Eunice Oladeji The repeated hammering of the construction worker took my mind back to the night of 15th April, 1983, the night that bullets battered the walls of the governor’s house and spoilt my Spiderman shirt which my younger brother was putting...
A lonely wanderer in a lifeless open desert... Where sorrow,darkness,tears and fear were my companions .. Tormented by my shortcomings and weaknesses day and night ... In a fierce battle with my self ... Trapped within the gates of my mind.. With the feeling of...
Hey Mr. Editor can you please lower your voice? Can you help without being such an A*s about it? Dear Writer, Never be in a hurry to get other people's opinion about your work, select carefully and there is a good reason for this advice. Sometimes writers get a...
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