Literary Zone

Poetry-Red Utopia

Red Utopia By Saidu Bangura, Praia, Cape Verde. “But somehow we survive severance, desperation, loss” Dennis Brutus. Peace – the all (...)

| September 2010 | 1451 views

Poem in Krio: Wata Na Dak Ples

Wata Na Dak Ples By Les Rickford, USA. to mi, na wan gren poem dae na worl yu go jes dae rayt am normor tae go tae ning nang tem dae i go (...)

| September 2010 | 2090 views

Poetry: The Day God Winked

The Day God Winked By Fayia Sellu, California, USA. January 6th, 1999. The sun was hung-over Groggily it stumbled to its place The national (...)

| August 2010 | 1272 views

Poetry: Here in Romarong

Here in Romarong By Saidu Bangura, Praia, Cape Verde. Here in Romarong , this is all you see- groups of people recounting sweet happenings as (...)

| August 2010 | 1920 views

Poetry in Krio: Pati Gbos Gbos

Snapshot: Pati Gbos Gbos By Les Rickford, USA. so wi dae na di pati oh mi tinap mi man lap na im wan oda bra grap bigin mek yap yap (...)

| August 2010 | 1232 views

Poetry-Down with Colonialism

Down with Colonialism By I T A Wallace-Johnson. God bless our valiant mosquitoes Which chased away our foes; And saved our land from pirates’ (...)

| July 2010 | 3441 views

For the lady that I can’t help but love

By Eternal Sunshine, USA. I have watched you with other guys, wondering why you have let them treat you the way they do...they came as missionaries, (...)

| April 2010 | 1152 views

Passion of Love – Part 1

By Lans Omar, Winnipeg. December 31st, 1985. In a household at Aberdeen, Freetown, Victor Brown, 25, a fresh graduate from Fourah Bay College, was (...)

| March 2010 | 1261 views

Poem: Rain dear in Africa

Rain dear in Africa Even as the festivals heighten here People and their stock die elsewhere Advent, Eid, Hannukah synchronized Hey! There is (...)

by Abayomi Charles Roberts | December 2009 | 1657 views

Poetry: Old Pa Demba’s House: Judgement Day

Old Pa Demba’s House: Judgement Day Mohamed Kunowah-Tinu Kiellow, The Netherlands Cunning Rabbit: A chicken that does not hear the shh-language (...)

| December 2009 | 1262 views

Poetry-A Note to a friend (Part 2)

A Note to a Friend— Part II By Josephine Ansumana, Freetown, Sierra Leone. I “Maybe you resist falling in (...)

| November 2009 | 1032 views

Poetry-Letter from a Refugee

Letter from a Refugee By Fayia Sellu, California, USA. Dear Motherland, I writhe in depression In this glorified servitude Of my adopted (...)

| October 2009 | 1136 views