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…

wine and grapes on a table

Wine

Chris Anyokwu July 6, 2023

by CHRIS ANYOKWU

Lagos commuter buses

Yellow Stop

Ifeanyichukwu Avajah June 22, 2023

by IFEANYICHUKWU AVAJAH

windy beach

An Island in my Thought

Tony Tokunbo Eteka Fernandez June 22, 2023

by TONY TOKUNBO FERNANDEZ

bust of a boy

Thinking About Art

Odia Ofeimun June 22, 2023

by ODIA OFEIMUN

sunset over a lake

The Beauty in the Dark

Tony Tokunbo Eteka Fernandez June 22, 2023

by TONY TOKUNBO FERNANDEZ

African traditional musical instruments

How can I sing?

Odia Ofeimun June 22, 2023

by ODIA OFEIMUN

mixed couple jogging

If…

Clementina Owumi June 22, 2023

by CLEMENTINA OWUMI

snow capped mountains picture

In your absence

Rotimi Babatunde June 22, 2023

by ROTIMI BABATUNDE

Climbing Erin Ijesha

Along the way …

Jackline Waziri June 5, 2023

by JACKLINE WAZIRI

key in spotlight

Secret

Onarietta Remet June 5, 2023

by ONARIETTA REMET