In their pursuit to recognize today’s best poets, Frontier Poetry, a platform that uplifts, prepares and inspires emerging poets, is celebrating one outstanding piece of poetry, OPEN to all poets regardless of publication history, with a $5,000 award and publication. Ten finalists will also receive $100 each and all winners will earn publication with Frontier […]
Win $5,000 with one Poem in the Frontier Poetry Award
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“If Rapunzel was Black, She Will Let Up Her Hair” – Okechukwu Ofili
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At the 10-day annual Sharjah International Book Fair, held in the United Arab Emirates, the CEO of OkadaBooks, Okechukwu Ofili, urged African parents to be mindful of the sort of books they present to their children, because western fairy tales can mess with their heads. Imagine a black child reading Snow White and encountering the […]
Chimamanda Receives a Humanitarian Award from Action Against Hunger
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Action Against Hunger is a global humanitarian organization that takes decisive action against the causes and effects of hunger. Writer and Feminist, Chimamanda was honoured by the organisation for her involvement in fighting against hunger. She received the award at the 19th annual gala of the NGO, held in New York, on the 30th of […]
Chimamanda to Join Michelle Obama on Stage to Discuss her Memoir
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The former first lady of the United States of America, Michelle Obama, will having an on-stage discussion about her book, Becoming, on the 3rd of December in London, and guess who will be moderating the on-stage discussion? Yup, you got it! One bottle of Zobo for you. Our dear Chimamanda! Michelle Obama described the memoir as […]
Top Entries from the LIPFest2018 Poetry Contest
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Do you remember the poetry contest for the 2018 Lagos International Poetry Festival that was announced here? Well, after a thorough judging session by the judges, Dami Àjàyí and Titilope Sonuga, the entries of 15 poets were chosen to be featured in the anthology, and 3 of these 15 poets, who had the most outstanding poems, will receive […]
Study Shows that Readers Live Longer than Non-readers
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It has been discovered that people who read books live longer than those who don’t. Researchers at Yale University asked 3,635 participants over 50 years-old about their reading habits. The data received was divided into 3 groups: – Non-readers – People who read less than 3.5 hours per week – People who read more than […]
Over ₦100,000 to be won in the 2018 Lagos International Poetry Festival
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The Lagos International Poetry Festival is an annual celebration that brings poets, writers, artists, and thinkers from across the world to Lagos for a week of conversations, readings, performances, workshops and adventure. This year, the Lagos International Poetry Festival will be publishing an anthology of poems on the theme Wide Awake. Poetry entries are expected to […]