ABSTRACTThis paper examines the poetry of Denja Abdullahi, a prominent third generation writer in Nigeria, who is also a playwright and literary scholar. …
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Reviews
The Beauty of Bereavement in Adamu Y. Abdullahi’s The Rainbow is Not as Beautiful as My Ruins | Linda Jummai Mustafa
Bereavement, as we know it, is not a thing of joy. When someone dies, their families, friends and acquaintances experience shock, unbelief, sadness …
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Reviews
Of Many Roads: A Review of Chigozie Obioma’s The Road to the Country | Marvel Chukwudi Pephel
Many books and poems have been written about roads, which include: The Road Not Taken (Robert Frost), The Place of Dead Roads (William …
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Critical Essay
Voices of Change: Literature as a Catalyst for Social Change in Nigeria | Prof. Solanke, S. O.
Abstract This review examines Nigerian literature as a dynamic force for social transformation, foregrounding how writers have articulated dissent, reshaped collective consciousness, and …
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Reviews
Revisiting Edward Said’s Orientalism: Power, Representation, and Contemporary Relevance | Ojone Rosemary Ajibogwu
Abstract This paper revisits Edward Said’s Orientalism to interrogate its methodological strategies, literary representations and contemporary relevance. By highlighting Said’s theses on the …
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Critical Essay
Reflection on Grief-Themed Poems: A Litmus Test on Contemporary Nigerian Poets | Ojo Olumide Emmanuel
Recently, I checked the submission guidelines for a magazine, and it was boldly stated: Please note that Shrapnel is not currently publishing stories …
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Critical Essay
The Human Beings in Noah Ebije’s Mosquitoes Sucked Their Blood for Five Years | Stephen Adinoyi
Mosquitoes Sucked Their Blood for Five Years, a play written by Noah Ebije, is a play of 68 pages. A play is usually, …
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Abstract This work, titled The Canard of Demystifying Emerging Media Theory, critically examined Prof. Egere’s “Demystifying Emerging Media Theory” with the aim of …
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Critical Essay
Rethinking Feminism Through a Revolutionary Reading of Zaynab Alkali’s Invisible Borders
Abstract The works of male writers and critics formed the foundation of literary scholarship. However in recent times, female critics and writers have …
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Art germinates from the soil of experience, hence, it is bound to time. Thus, it is only inevitable that poetry as an art …
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The growth of a strong culture of literary criticism is an important sign of a healthy intellectual tradition. Literature does not thrive only …
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TNR Write Back
RE; THE NEW SUFI POETS OF NORTHERN NIGERIA AND THE DILEMMA OF MEANING | Suleiman Zailani
This is an excellent expose of the incipient influence of the poetry of Umar Abubakar Sidi anthology: The poet of dust. It is …