I had planned to write
the editorial this quarter on the life and
passing of Michael Jackson – the greatest
entertainer the world has ever known or will
ever know, a fine songwriter whose every
physical movement was mesmerising and
dumbfounding poetry. But I thought better of
it. I am a Michael Jackson fan, but I don’t
know if you are.
“…other people have written and become
successful writers due to my encouragement.
In terms of my poems I’d hope people might
recognise a sense of authenticity which
transcends time.”
– Bob
Beagrie in conversation with Nnorom
Azuonye more>>
FICTION
If you don’t like your
life, why not change it? In fact abandon it
altogether – husband and all and head to
another country. Laura Solomon writes about
making a great leap of faith in The Faker>>
Nigeria’s E.C. Osondu
won the Caine Prize for African Writing 2009
with Waiting.
Death gave him wings / To soar
above the cynical smiles of ingratitude / Let your
eternal presence once again reinitiate / These
arthritic craftsmen / who run calloused palms
/ Atop the dusty furnaces of abandoned foundries
