Arts & Culture

Arts and culture is life if you are not making it. They are making you through a fusion of traditional craftsmanship and contemporary interpretations, unveiling the intricate tapestry of global cultures. From visual arts that paint vivid stories on canvases to timeless writings weaponized like scissors to trim your mind to fit the writer’s perceptions in literature, our Arts & Culture section is a sanctuary for people of black heritage seeking inspiration and cultural enrichment.

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Two Poems by Damilola Oyedeji

Woman — you’re in a rhombus of cuffing vines, surrendered to a chokehold, this is the maze-mold that forms you, you’re oblivious of getting away or a way. this is

VERVE Poetry Festival COMPETITION

Are you a passionate poet eager to share your work with a vibrant literary community? The VERVE Poetry Festival 2025 is excited to announce its call for submissions! This year,

Ake Reviews Open Call

The call for entries for the Ake Arts and Book Festival 2024 is out! “Finding Freedom” has been given as this year’s theme of the festival. Importantly, each creative may

NLNG UNVEILS THEIR LONGLIST DURING A PARTY

In a celebratory atmosphere, the Committee for Relevant Arts (CORA) and The Nigeria Prize for Literature, sponsored by Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG), hosted a book party in Lagos over the

WEAK WINGS WOULD SOAR, SOMEDAY

Education is like quenching a thirst; parched throats, desert-like bodies roving minds scuttling through time’s lounge puddles on mind-fields, hollow down in drizzles modify into understanding as roots gather and

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