POETRY

THE GRIOT SPEAKS! Welcome to our Poetry section: the music of literature. Listen to the unspoken words of our travelling poets as they pass by…

Adesiyan Oluwapelumi May 8, 2024

1st Prize Winner of Teambooktu Poetry Challenge #1! A descriptive free verse poem by...

Alie Lahai May 6, 2024

By the Ocean - a poem by Sierra Leonian Alie Lahai- Teambooktu Poetry Challenge...

Tamani Tatiana Sale May 1, 2024

Written by Teambooktu Poetry Challenge Longlister and Nature PhotoChallenge longlister, Tamani Sale. This multi-talented...

Abdulmalik Yahya April 27, 2024

The Cozy Pillow Talk was inspired by a special woman. Written by a Teambooktu...

Khadija Muhammad April 19, 2024

'Voices unchained: a journey towards equality' is a poem that must give us pause....

Jayne Rone April 13, 2024

To The Melanated-a poem dedicated to the travails of the African/diasporan. Written by Jayne...

Mahbubat Salahudeen April 10, 2024

Homecoming- A thought-provoking free verse poem by 2nd prize winner of our Poetry Challenge...

Chapopo Chitembo March 29, 2024

Death and its Dances- an ode from Zambia by Poetry Challenge longlister Chapobo...

David Agyei-Yeboah March 24, 2024

Proudly from Ghana, comes a powerfully vivid poem from one of our Poetry Challenge...

Inioluwa Tunde-Idowu March 15, 2024

From Inioluwa Tunde-Idowu, a longlister of Teambooktu's Poetry Challenge#1, comes cerebral words.

Lilian Waithaka March 12, 2024

Third-Prize in Teambooktu Poetry Challenge #1. A profound poem written by Kenyan-born Lilian Waithaka

Ruby-Ann Konugah February 28, 2024

ANATOMY OF DEATH AND GRIEF- 5th Position in Teambooktu Poetry Challenge #1 A...

Aiah Gbakima February 23, 2024

AFRICA UNVEILED- 4th position in Teambooktu Poetry Challenge#1. A powerfully descriptive poem on the...

Claude Opara February 14, 2024

I KNOW NOT THE WORDS.'. A succinct poem from your secret admirer this Val...

Ifeanyichukwu Avajah February 11, 2024

Love is in the air! From IFEANYI AVAJAH comes veritable, visceral verses unveiled for...