Don’t Come Looking For Me
When a family member commits suicide, the entire family is plunged into confusion and grief. Life is instinctually valued by all of life’s creatures.
i quit
we are not the same in everything, and the few that remain is the variety that’s life’s beau…
So You Want To Be A Poet? READ!
Read. It’s not enough to write. With enough reading and listening to yourself, you will find authenticity and your own voice.
this is how i say goodbye
Sadly enough, the most painful goodbyes are the ones that are left unsaid and never explained.
Friday
a kiss at dawn
a cup of dew
Praises For 30, A Collection Of Poems By Jaachi Anyatonwu
Reading through the lines of this chapbook gave me this conclusion: Jaachi is poetry and we who have had a taste of his poetic awesomeness don’t know how privileged we are.
Of 30, The Age And A Collection Of Poems
30 will tell the story of chaotic frailty, the never-ending war between multi-coloured-coated morals and prancing of the mind and how I take solace in words- that crevice of aloneness I crawl back to after the ovation fades and reality is stripped naked.
can’t time find time to mark time?
The expression ‘time waits for no man’ is another way to say that the passing of time is unstoppable, and it will march on regardless of what anyone says or does.
So, I’m turning thirty. Do you know what that feels like?
As I turn thirty, transitioning into another decade, this is a gift from me to you. It is a reminder of the subtlety of the struggles I encounter as I snake through this journey- life.
solivagant
Solivagant comes from the Latin words “solus” meaning alone, and “vagans” meaning “wander.” There is something to be said about spending time outside in nature, alone.
The Correspondence
From me to God: Dear God, good dayWhy do I feel like you slept last night?While I slept, as the manner of men is,did you also lay down to sleep?It’s dawn, but look, the sun is gone.Not one bird tweet a song.The little plans I tried to carry through,they’ve failed.The tool I thought to use,they’re […]
NEW BOOK COMING SOON
In less than a month, I will be releasing my fourth chapbook! Woot!
How To Publish A Book On Amazon (Step By Step Guide)
This guide will help you accomplish two things: lay out the technical steps to publish on Amazon & walk you through the ight way to do that so that you look as good as possible.
My Favorite Kind Of People
My favorite kind of people are not a certain group of people, who have certain skin colour, ascent, language group or whatever tags that segregates humans.
it’s better to dance than to march through life
so, i push the play button turn on the volume & dance to a cacophony of naysayings & a symphony of motivators on repeat
Boys Are Not Stones Initiative: The Journey So Far
The Boys Are Not Stones Initiative (BANSI), is a movement founded by John Chizoba Vincents, Maazị Jaachị Anyatọnwụ, Adéwálé Àlàdé Ebubechukwu Nwagbo and Onyemaechi Maxwell Opia-Enwemuche in 2018 to highlight the ignored plight of the boy child.
I’m Learning To Be The Me That Makes Me Me
Whenever I am presented with a painful experience, I take the time to think about how I can avoid it in the future. This poem outlines how I’m learning to be the me that makes me me.
Southern Governors Meeting: All Talk And No Action Is Clownry
Beautiful resolutions, I must say. But, like every other resolutions they made in the past, these too will not be respected by the Fulani-run Federal government of Nigeria.
I Am Because I Have A Father
Every father was once a boy. How well or badly the boy child is groomed will determine the kind of father he becomes. Fathers are men who have been threre for us when we need support and advice. They teach, they love, they support, they pick us up when we fall and give us the encouragement we need.
How To Market Yourself As A Poet
Marketing yourself as a poet may be a daunting task, but there are strategic steps you can take to be a successful poetprenuer, have your voice heard, put your name in print and tattooed in the hearts of every generation.
The Journey To Self
We are all on our own journeys and no one’s journey is more special or any more worthwhile than the next person’s. Know that if you break down it does not mean that you’re weak or that you’re not worthy.