Literature
The exaggerated death
of our king ignites
the sea into a storm
of furious corpses
flying corpses
nowhere is safe
the forests, the jungles...
not enough skin
to hide the head
from the hunters
the hunted
losers!
heroes of the curfew
on scattered paths
to vengeance
no sense of bearing
in the conflicting
colours of extinction
silence...
silence
reproaches us with
the vacant look
of empty china
condemning us
mistaken identities
we are no longer
sons of this soil
weeds, worms, webs...
counterfiet!
no wits
no words
to reverse the woes
that mock our giant stride.
(c) Sumaila Umaisha.
- John Milton
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Literature
Falling heroes (poem)
The exaggerated death
of our king ignites
the sea into a storm
of furious corpses
flying corpses
nowhere is safe
the forests, the jungles...
not enough skin
to hide the head
from the hunters
the hunted
losers!
heroes of the curfew
on scattered paths
to vengeance
no sense of bearing
in the conflicting
colours of extinction
silence...
silence
reproaches us with
the vacant look
of empty china
condemning us
mistaken identities
we are no longer
sons of this soil
weeds, worms, webs...
counterfiet!
no wits
no words
to reverse the woes
that mock our giant stride.
(c) Sumaila Umaisha.
- John Milton
John Milton (9 December 1608 ? 8 November 1674) was an English poet, prose polemicist and civil servant for the Commonwealth of England. Best known for his epic poem Paradise Lost, Milton is also known for his treatise condemning censorship, Areopagitica....
- Anna Laetitia Barbauld, ?to Mr. Coleridge?
Anna Laetitia Barbauld, ?To Mr. Coleridge? Midway the hill of science, after steep And rugged paths that tire the unpractised feet, A grove extends; in tangled mazes wrought, And filled with strange enchantment: - dubious shapes Flit through dim glades,...
- What Is A Tragic Hero?
The tragic hero is a man of noble stature. He is not an ordinary man, but a man with outstanding quality and greatness about him. His own destruction is for a greater cause or principle. Common characteristics of a tragic hero According to Aristotle:...
- Jos Repertory Theatre Is Growing - Oteh (interview)
PATRICK-JUDE OTEH, the founder and Artistic Director of Jos Repertory Theatre, JRT, who holds Diploma, Bachelor degree (upper class) and Masters in Theatre Arts from the University of Ibadan and a Masters degree in International Law and Diplomacy from...
- Seeing Red (short Story)
This story reflects a typical riot incident in a Nigerian city and the psychological effect on the innocent victims. Zabi ran to the other side of the market and abruptly turned left. He leaped over baskets of vegetables, over sacks of grains, heaps...