by Ugochukwu Anadi | Oct 28, 2023 | Reviews & Essays
Cross Country Celebration of Poetry is an annual event held at different connect centres of Poets in Nigeria, an organization founded by Eriata Oribhabor. The event aims to bring poetry and its appreciation to all parts of the country with the aim to advance the motto...
by Ugochukwu Anadị | Sep 26, 2023 | Reviews & Essays
Yishau’s 2018 debut novel, In the Name of our Father, that made it to the hallowed longlist of the Nigerian Prize for Literature in 2021 is one of those novels that promises to tell a great story – a promise the reader would discover few...
by Ugochukwu Anadị | Aug 19, 2023 | Reviews & Essays
There are so many things to admire in Ndubuisi’s debut utilitarian children’s novel, Who Stole Uncle Chike’s Book? It is a novel written, not just to get young teenagers reading, but also to take them on a journey through the how and why of reading, just like the...
by Uchenna Edwin Eze | Jul 4, 2023 | Reviews & Essays
The world premiere of Igbokwe’s Awele was nothing short of the mastery and magnificence Cheta wields in weaving an endearing tale of pressing issues. His effortless capturing of the trivial, and its typically magnifying essence to man’s struggle, struck a chord of...
by Ugochukwu Anadị | Jun 25, 2023 | Reviews & Essays
Bridget Aver Achie’s debut novella, Just Before Sunset, is a not-so-familiar tale of the family. The character of Shima Abudu, an irresponsible husband and father is a familiar character, both in our society and in our literature. The character of Torkwase, a...
by Nket Godwin | May 23, 2023 | Reviews & Essays
There is a popular, clichéd philosophical definition of literature (and, by extension, art itself) as the ‘mirror of life’. I would like to add that in such ‘mirror’ we find artists perpetually finding succour, because, while art turns toward life, the artists are...
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