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…

Jayne Rone June 2, 2024

Keep on keeping on! Hold fast to your dreams! The Motivational One by Jayne...

Favour Orlando May 24, 2024

A succinct but poignant poem on national despondency by Teambooktu Poetry Challenge long-lister Favour...

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...