To detach yourself elegantly from the world; to give contour and grace to sadness; a solitude in style; a walk that gives cadence to memories; stepping towards the intangible; with the breath in the trembling margins of things; Cioran

Enjoy our opening poem, "Changing the Guard" from Mawuli Adzei's anthology of poems, "FILAMENTS".

great to have the world read my piece. to all the places (mentioned/not) currently experiencing floods and water incidents in Nigeria (& elsewhere), i pray that these cease. may you all outlive the incidents.

Every writer should work (or volunteer) for a lit mag once. Experience all of its glorious and subjective messiness! Become a part of "a machine" you once fed your "data"! Learn the beautiful intricacies of our literary landscape! And read so much great stuff by fellow writers!

From the remarkable chapter in AS Byatt’s The Virgin in the Garden on teaching Keats’s ‘Ode on a Grecian Urn.’

Toni Morrison said, “I wanted to be a whole person, I wanted to be a good person...and none of that had anything to do with a job. It was quite apart from the work that I was doing—I respected the work, but I didn’t live there.” Again, there’s the work, and there’s the work.

I'm so happy with the reception this poem is getting. Wonderful stuff

Sometimes, you wake up and decide that thing, that person, that habit, no longer has any power over you. And then you move accordingly. And then you get to a point where you wonder how it/they ever did in the first place.

Ever since my poem O Cidade was published by Poetry Sango-Ota, I have been formed into a purer kind of joy. Thank you to everyone who have read it, and loved it. You do not know what your kind words have done to me. Here's the poem friends. Enjoy ❤️ poetrysangoota.weebly.com/marvellous-mme…

Just going to seize the horns of all this traction to create a little thread of all my published poems. Enjoy ❤️. 1. Necropolia : artsloungenyc.com/2024/06/24/nec…

Curating Poetry Sango-Ota with the amazing Michael is writing again!!! has been a privilege and pleasure! Thank you, PJ pamilerin jacob and Adedayo Agarau for letting us do this. These poets are spectacular indeed and the best thing is that we are just starting!!! 🙏🏽🎉❤️

WHERE WAS GONDOR WHEN THE WESTFOLD FELL? WHERE WAS GONDOR WHEN OUR ENEMIES CLOSED IN AROUND US?

Hi Vikki C., hope you're enjoying hosting today's TopTweetTuesday Here's my entry for today, from my chapbook, Lust Alphabets.

"My Time!!" Overwhelmed with emotions, Chigozie Nwankwo pointing to the electronic timer after seeing that she had gone under 25s in the Girls 200m. She fought back tears seeing she had won her second individual GOLD🥇🥇 medal, crowning her effort with a new Personal Best of

I honestly love us! Nigerians for the win!😂😂😂

There is something very powerful about amplifying those voices that speak to our souls. Well-done Jacky Jakky Bankong-Obi pamilerin jacob Adedayo Agarau Michael is writing again!!!, not forgetting to the poets who have found a stage. Please keep the words coming.

Happy 42nd birthday to Legendary Asa 🤩

The great authors won't save you, but they may help you save yourself

I want to be brave in my brilliance.

It all winds back again In time for evening’s torque: So much we could have done, So much we did do. Weeds like skyscrapers against the blue vault of heaven: Where is it to end? What is this? Who are these people? Am I myself, or a talking tree? —John Ashbery.