4 March 2024
Description Format: eBook, 153 pages (PDF)Publisher: Direwords (4th March, 2024) “To the dreams that once posed as our canvas Which we dared to coat with colors […]
27 April 2023
Description Format: eBook, 40 pages (PDF)Publisher: Direwords (27 April, 2023) “This collection gives a voice to many thoughts that have been locked in for far too […]
20 February 2023
Description Format: eBook, 33 pages (PDF)Published: Direwords (21 February, 2023)Cover Photograph: Princess Chidi “To understand this project, ‘Life in the Crucible,’ you have to pay attention […]
2 February 2023
Description Format: eBook, 31 pagesPublisher: Direwords (February 2, 2023) “Hypnosis is an experimental form of poetry—for me, at least—where the writing aims, in the most direct […]
29 January 2023
You must be able to tell where the creativity in your piece lies. You can decide to rewrite an old, popular story, one that everyone knows.
21 January 2023
Description Format: eBook, 26 pages (PDF)Publisher: Direwords (January 21, 2023) “The house was white until they turned on the lightson where Lagos sat, pre-colonially; the green […]
31 December 2022
Description Format: eBook, 27 pages (PDF)Publisher: Direwords (December 31, 2022) “& this is the image of my maker, whoat 5 pm on the 15th day of […]
30 December 2022
7 AM MO(u)RNS 12 AMmy pen is begging to bleedbut it’s blood is frozen.I’m scribbling in circlesCaptured by the rules of poetry;Rhythm, rhyme and metres. 1 […]
20 December 2022
Description Format: eBook, 42 pages (PDF)Publisher: Direwords (December 20, 2022) an apple leaves its roots; it is Eve renaming her fall– watchingover the argument that the […]
15 December 2022
The fear of losing out, gaining the circle’s approval, climbing hard over the mountains, but yet ending up a sore loser… It hurts that you sold […]
14 December 2022
DescriptionFormat: eBook, 28 pages (PDF)Publisher: Direwords (December 14, 2022) Peter Onubi Irale, in this chapbook, has joined the poetic lovers to highlight how important love is […]
9 December 2022
The breeze swept across the bare and dry streets of Montero, creeping into all corners and spheres of the little town. The thunder cackled for the […]
5 December 2022
On Writing: The Creative Process and Journey So Far (interview) with Enit’ayanfe Ayosojumi Akinsanya
Enit’ayanfe Ayosojumi Akinsanya is a young Nigerian writer and artist. An alumnus of Farafina and OkadaBooks Writers’ Bootcamp, he has been published in Brittle Paper, The […]
30 November 2022
He said he wanted to be a soldier. He wanted to be the hero who would save innocent people across the country, […]
26 November 2022
Description Format: eBook, 34 pages (PDF) Publisher: Direwords (November 26, 2022) This collection is a reawakening that we need to bring them (our literary icons) to […]
24 November 2022
The Central Bank of Nigeria announced that they would be rebranding the ₦200, ₦500, and ₦100 notes. While this would not be on the list of […]
22 November 2022
I’ve always wondered what it’s like to grieve over something or someone you’ve lost; how your arms were wrapped around this person’s body one day, and […]
18 November 2022
Episode 5: the corps story Are you done with the struggles of getting an education in Nigeria? You now have your degree, yeah? You can’t wait […]
16 November 2022
DIFFERENT SIDES My lifeHas different sidesAnd daysOf a million shades Some yearsI shed a few tearsSome hoursBrought a thousand laughs Good timesI might force a smileOther […]
15 November 2022
Creative writing encompasses different forms of art. We have novelists, poets, scriptwriters, copywriters, and songwriters, to mention a few. The word, creative, means having to create […]
14 November 2022
Bless me, father, for I have sinned. I would like for us to begin with honesty. Let’s not deceive ourselves. So, here’s my confession. 10 out […]
11 November 2022
January 10, 2018 The entire day was damp with gloom that only got heavier when he came. Everything felt wrong. Earlier that morning, we had a […]
8 November 2022
Africa has recorded what will stand as one of its best film years yet. It has been one blockbuster after another. This might be attributed partly […]
6 November 2022
“Through each page, you’ll experience…controversial facts;countless secrets;multiple obsessions;emotional pains;undeniable truths…” The Art PaGidi writes in what he refers to as expressions. His primary purpose of writing […]