Poetry

The lonely tree With varying shapes of leaves Just withered! The Actor cum Writer, Poet cum dramatist, Translator cum polyglot. He rose from Agboye, Oyo Alaafin, You portrayed the cultural ideologies, Distinguishing you from the market noise of knowledge. Sapping knowledge from Ibadan, Doing exploits in Ibadan, Pitching his tent …

Once written to your guestNow am the guest,Telling the previous tales,While in your tail.The value addition,For my evaluation, Cross examinationOf all information.The duplicates of life,Fantasy made fantastic,Without a rife,Am realistic! Let’s roll together again,We both make gains,Collaborating gladly,Doing it professionally.1/5/201715:27- Abu Dhabi12:27- Lagos (c)Olutayo IRAN-TIOLA, Lagos, Nigeria

Some years ago,This same measure,Got filled with halfOf the current rate.Generation Z knows notthe pain of my generation,While my generation pitiesOur Grannies,Who almost got it all for free,Who bought brand new carsBut now ride tokunbo cars,We love appreciation,Not depreciation,All our money spent,Without exceeding the same measure. 22:43 hrs28th December 2016 …

The poet is the ‘oracle’ inspired by the gods. This collection is the temple of prophesy. The poetic fountains are from the house of muse. This collection of poems by Dayo Ibitayo Arogbokun has seven movements namely: African Foliage, Religion apology, Welcome to Nigeria, Cosmopolitan, Sublime, Emotional Fraternity/regrets and Normal …

Heart Beats In The Mangrove, a collection of poems by Fabiah Briggs brings to the fore a creek of a low tide with three thematic movements namely: nature and environment; history and contemporary happenings and praise worship. The latter segment echoes Miltonian sensibility of paradise lost as evident in ‘Cymbals …

Title: The Sahara TestamentsWriter: Tade IpadeolaPublisher: Hornbill House of the Arts,Lagos.Page: 184Year of Publication: 2012Reviewer: Ebere Ameh Tade Ipadeola’s third collection of poetry is philosophically and elegantly crafted to depict the joys, the pains and the harrowing challenges, not only of Sub-Saharan Africa, but by extension, that of the continent. …

Genre: Poetry Year of publication: 2005 Poet: Remi Raji Reviewer: Kehinde Oladipo Poetry is the oldest genres of composition. This offering Lovesong for my waste land is where poetry intersect drama. The Poet uses action with purgation of emotion in the prologue. The thematic preoccupation of the poet’s literary motif …

Put on a good listening habit, Put behind the past, Put on a new attitude, Put on the best to stand out, Put yourself in the best position, Put on the best strategy of waiting on the LORD, Put off shining before you time, Pick up your entitlement. (c)Olutayo IRAN-TIOLA, Lagos, Nigeria

May the skin live long in clothes, May the skin not be hidden for rashes. May the head stay well on the neck, May the head not heave in aches. May the mind be sound in the body, May the mind not be insane on earth.  May the internal organs be in peace,May they not …

The egg bears it, Preparatory to lunch, they egg we want, bathing to go for daily bread, returning to have talkie-talkie missing. 3 talkie-talkie with four chips, Disappering in ajiffy, perfect job, no trace,Spoke with folks earlier,not reachable is the next slang,Thank God they were creditless,and the wisdom of address book,talkie-talkie missing. Endless search for the missing …