Friday 29 April 2016

BRIEF ADDRESS PRESENTED BY ERIATA ORIBHABOR at the MAIDEN EDITION OF BEAUTY OF WORDS

Distinguished well-wishers
Invited Guests,
Members of the Press,
Poets, writers,
Chief host



When the Chief Host of this programme Benjamin Osigwe said the following on his Facebook Timeline, he spoke my mind about this day we have been looking forward to with passion, excitement and hope built by pillar of words:
“I have not been sleeping for some time now, cause every time I open my eyes, it seems like it’s the fresh air of 28th of November 2015, that am breathing.’’

Whenever I encounter lines on Facebook that strike my inner, I hardly gloss over without a Like or Comment as appropriate. Interestingly, comments that attract my reaction, go a long way to inspiring the things I write. Reacting to Osigwe’s comment, I stated the following:

“When you drink, sleep and wake poetry, you sleep not appreciating how well you slept but on the day’s dawn, you walk around refreshed, not regretting drinking, sleeping and waking on poetic bites.”

Consequent upon the above unscheduled indirect ‘‘dialogue’’ between two persons, it is possible to appreciate and interpret the Beauty of Words from different perspectives. In this wise, one could picture a Writer bugged down by the onerous task of putting together an upcoming maiden event. Thus, the writer finds his brain working non-stop with sleep taking a temporary leave. However, he was confident of a silver lining of success as expressed in the fresh air he breathed. Words in this instance, were used as conveyor and expresser of one’s inner feelings as well as an encouragement on the way forward creating a cocksure feeling of triumph of success over failure. My comment therefore, spoke further life to that of Osigwe assuring that, nothing but success will be achieved as long as one was fully committed to whatever he does.

The appropriation of the Beauty of Words could be underscored against the acceptance one places on words; the conveyor of wisdom, love, nature, cultures and traditions, language, histories, etc from the point of view of the good, the bad and the ugly. Accordingly, the banal saying; beauty is in the eyes of the beholder comes to mind. Notwithstanding, it goes without saying that, the beauty of words have two faces; good and bad. It squarely reifies the position of the social scientist who looks at every situation from the point of view of Balance; juxtaposition all sides to every thing or situation to arrive at the best or way forward as the case may be. As poets strategic in the scheme of things, and in all ramifications, the beauty of words come alive in the way and manner words are crafted, deployed and consumed. I crave your indulgence to bring this to perspective as I recall a short story of a Greek born Lafcadio Hearn who resettled in Japan from the United States in 1890. He did a piece forwarded to an editor for editing. He was not entirely pleased by the editing and “revised…the whole paper’’. His reason was that, the editor recognized the ugliness of some words he used without recognizing their physiognomic beauty. By this, if words are human beings, they should be appraised beyond their looks. For example, the beauty of the lines we write should not be viewed one-sided e.g rhyme or any figure of speech, etc. It is the totality of the way they are written, built along essence and meaning and how they impart their environments.

The Beauty of Words could be underscored against diverse backgrounds but the best way to approaching this, in my opinion, and as variously expressed, is to see Words as harbingers of good and bad. The therapeutic configuration of words are present in healing lines of love, inspiration and lots more. In the same vain, words used in the opposite sense, could bring down an entire building if you get my drift. Words have pitched brothers against brothers, communities against communities and when written down, they deposit lasting memories of hate or love and their ancillary consequences. In the positive sense, I will like to share with you the following picture quote:

Imagine a world where the words you speak appear on your skin. Would you be more careful of what you say?

The above lines taken from picturequotes.com reminds me of the popular gossip addressed in Naija parlance as Amebo or tatafo witaut waya who enjoys telling every story no matter how told and not minding disaffection caused or pitting one against the other. The beauty of words in this situation could be adjudged from e.g. the number of marital homes that could be broken by one Amebo/tatafo whose negative use of words may be responsible. The way we use words, bring out its beauty whether rightly or wrongly. How wrong or right they may be appraised gives credence to beauty in its holistic sense. If words are humans, would we say some words are ugly while some are beautiful? We do have ugly and beautiful words as seen by different individuals.

The beauty of words could also be underscored against the background of lifting souls from the doldrums by giving hope and making people think and work outside the box for better results. No need mentioning how badly we score in this regard because our squalid environments tell all. Accordingly, we must speak proudly of politicians who mount the rostrum to speak hope for a people and committedly work towards achieving same. Life changing words, mean more when matched with action otherwise they end up as castles in the air. The following words/quote will interest you:
The most beautiful people we have known are those who have known defeat, known suffering, known struggle, known loss, and have found their way out of the depths. These persons have an appreciation, a sensitivity, and an understanding of life that fills them with compassion, gentleness, and a deep loving concern. Beautiful people do not just happen.” – Elisabeth Kübler-Ross

As harbingers of cultures and traditions, languages and more, words matter a great deal. Only yesterday, Black Friday was celebrated all over the world; a day set aside by business shop owners around the world to throw open their outfits giving out their wares at rock bottom prices. Why it was so designated, I didn’t make any effort to ascertain. However, one must be very cautious in the way we engage and deploy words like colour, tribe, race, religion etc even though in the final analysis, they display the beauty of words. As a people, we are not bound to use Black Friday as coined in the America and elsewhere.  The creativity and love for country in us comes large in the way we domesticate international words and activities in our creative expressions. For example, an online shop called KONGA may not have followed Black Friday blindly because on its website, I found out that the company has what it simply call: YAKATA MID-DAY SALES
How many of us here would say he/she doesn’t know what YAKATA means in popular Nigerian Pidgin/Naija languej? Promoting what is ours matter and as poets and writers, we have a responsibility in this regard to cause the right things to be done.

A generation of a people could be judged from how best or badly they market their reasoning translated in what we see, feel and consume. Actions, they say speaks louder than words but words come first before actions and they actually give life to them.

Mahatma Gandhi puts this succinctly in the following:

Keep Your Thoughts Positive, because your thoughts become your WORDS
Keep your words positive, because your words become your BEHAVIOUR
Keep your behavior positive, because your behavior becomes your HABITS
Keep your habits positive, because your habits become your VALUES
Keep your values positive, because your values become your DESTINY

Quoting the enigma of a personality called Mahatma Gandhi once more, he says, “Be the Change that you wish to see in the world”

As poets and writers, we are society’s mirrors. We owe it as a duty to see The beauty of Words in the way they are created and painted along positive lines for individual and societal good.

Concluding, if you are a poet or writer, the following will reposition your perspective according; Next time you think Beauty of Words, don’t forget to count yourself in because in your craft, you are expected to create and deploy words for the support and upliftment of souls and societies in general.

Thank you.

Eriata Oribhabor
SFEV/PIN – www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng




ROWE MAY EDITION 2016



ROWE MAY EDITION


THUR. MAY 5, 2016

1 HOSPITAL ROAD, BROAD STREET,
LAGOS ISLAND, LAGOS NIGERIA

7PM

Featuring


                       YINKA DAVIES - FEETPRINT AFRICA - BLANQTONE - KENNY BLAQ 



Monday 18 April 2016

Thepoetry Court Celebrates NATIONAL POETRY MONTH (April2016) with its AFRICAN POETS ENCYCLOPEDIA



"National Poetry Month" {NPM}

April 2016




In year 2015 when THE POETRY COURT started with its AFRICAN POETS ENCYCLOPEDIA. We didn’t see it as something that will be much appreciated as it is right now. Poets are now seriously anticipating for the list.
Well, for this year 2016 we decided to extend our mind to see the possibility of tagging the names with numbers, (NOT RANKING) as we expected a thousand poets (1000) to be on the list. But we ended up getting seven hundred and fifty one poets (751) and these seven hundred and fifty one poets, includes promoters, page poets and performance poets in Africa that have supported poetry, in their own little way in AFRICA.
Year 2017, we have plans of making it a ranking list for all African poets…
THE POETRY COURT AFRICAN POETS ENCYCLOPEDIA 2016
ALGERIA
1: Achour Fenni
2: Jose Edurado Agualuasa
3: Fernando Costa Andrade
4: Mario Antonio
5: Mario Pinto de Andrade
6: Arlindo Barbeitos
7: Geraldo Barbeitos
8: Geraldo Bessa Victor
9: Dulce Braga
10: Antonio Cardoso
11: Alberto Graves Chakussaga
12: Maria Joao Chipalavela
13: Tomaz Vieira da Cruz
14: Viriato da Cruz
15: Alexandre Daskalos
16: Maria Alexandre Daskalos
17: Raul Davidki
18: Moufdi Zakaria
19: Malek Haddad
20: Mohammed Dib
21: Tahar Djaout
22: Jean Amrouche
23: Jean Senac
24: Si Mohand

ANGOLA
25: Francisco Santos
26: Henrique Abranches
27: Lisa Castel

28: Isabel FerreiraAntónio Jacinto

29: Alda Lara

30: Amélia da Lomba

31: Anibal João Melo

32: Deolinda Rodríguez de Almeida

33: Ana de Santana

34: Ana Paula Ribeiro Tavares

35: Amélia Veiga
36: Viriato da Cruz
37: Antonio Jacinto

BURKINA FASO
38: Bernadette Sanou Dao
39: Frederic Pacere Titinga
40: Angele Bassole-Ouedraogo
41: Jacques Prosper Bazie
42: Augustin-Sonde Coulibaly
43: Bernadette Sanou Dao
44: Ignace AnsomwimHien
45: Sophie Heidi Kam
46: Sandra Pierrette Kanzie
47: Gael Kone
48: Honorine Mare
49: Roger Nikiema
50: Bernadette Sanou Dao

CAMEROON
51: Louis-Marie Pouka
52: Bate Besong

53: Mbella Sonne Dipoko

54: Patrice Kayo

55: Simon Mol

56: Patrice Nganang

57: Jeanne Ngo Mai

58: François Sengat-Kuo

COTE d’IVOIRE
59: Veronique Tadjo
60: Angele Bassole-Ouedraogo
61: Tanella Boni
62: Bernard Binlin Dadie
63: Joseph Miezan Bognini
64: Mamadou Diallo
65: Bertin B. Douteo
66: Maurice Kone
67: Veronique Tadjo

EGYPT
68: Aziz Abaza

69: Abdel Latif Moubarak

70: Ahmed Abdel Muti Hijazi

71: Mahmoud Sami el-Baroudi

72: Mahmud Bayram el-Tunsi

73: Al-Busiri

74: Mahmoud Mohamed Shaker

75: Mustafa Lutfi al-Manfaluti

76: Muhammad Afifi Matar

77: Ibrahim al-Mazini

78: Iman Mersal

79: Constantine P. Cavafy

80: Ashraf Dali

81: Amal Abul-Qassem Donqol

82: Abo El Seoud El Ebiary

83: Safaa Fathy

84: Sayed Gouda

85: Farouk Gouida

86: Fouad Haddad

87: Abdelghani Ibrahim

88: Hafez Ibrahim

89: Salah Jahin

90: Loni Logori

91: Mostafa Saadeq Al-Rafe'ie

92: Ibrahim Nagi

93: Ali Mahmoud Taha

94: Hasan Tawfiq

95: Ahmed Fouad Negm

96: Gely Abdel Rahman

97: Ahmed Rami (poet)

98: Hamdeen Sabahi

99: Ahmed Shawqi

100: Abdel Rahman Shokry

101: Farouk Shousha

102: Amr Sobhy

103: Naguib Surur

104: Salah Abdel Sabour

105: Abdel Rahman el-Abnudi

106: Muhammad Farid Abu Hadid

107: Mohammad Ibrahim Abu Senna

108: Ahmed Zaki Abu Shadi

109: Abbās al-Aqqād

110: No'man Ashour

111: Celine Axelos

112: Ahmed Taymour

113: Aisha Taymur

114: Abdul Rahman Yusuf

115: Gaston Zananiri

ETHIOPIA
116: Ali Birra
117: Dhoodaan
118: Tsegaye Gabre-Medhin
119: Befeqadu Hailu
120: Mengistu Lemma
121: Bewketu Seyoum
122: Shantam Shubissa
123: Hama Tuma
124: Gebre Hanna

GHANA
125: Kwame Dawes
126: Nana Arhin Tsiwa
127: J. Benibengor Blay
128: Frank Kobina Parkes
129: Amankwa Andrew Opoku
130: Kobina Eyi Acquah
131: Kofi Anyidoho
132: Kofi Awoonor
133: J. Benibengor Blay
134: Nana Brew-Hammond
135: Abena Busia
136: Lawrence Darmani
137: Michael Dei-Anang
138: Amu Djoleto
139: Ben Hinson
140: Israel Kafu Hoh
141: Albert William Kayper-Mensah
142: Ellis Ayitey Komey
143: Kojo Gyinaye Kyei
144: B. Kojo Laing
145: Kwame Nkrumah
146: Nii Ayikwei Parkes
147 : Kwesi Brew
148: P. A. K. Aboagye
149: Ama Ata Aidoo

GABON
150: Aida Toure
151: Georges Rawiri

GAMBIA
152: Phillis Wheatley
153: Lenrie Peters
154: Tijan Sallah
155: Sally Singhateh

KENYA
156: Jared Angira
157: Khadambi Asalache
158: Eastlandah David (Wesonga)
159: Mark Ford
160: Ajaib Kamal
161: Micere Githae Mugor
162: Bantu Mwaura
163: Mukoma wa Ngugi
164: Rebeka Njau
165: Shailja Patel
166: Evans Gesura Mecha
167: Nyamu KJ
168: Jonathan Kariara
169: Marjorie Oludhe Macgoye
170: Christopher Okemwa

LIBERIA
171: Bai T. Moore
172: Nagbe
173: Ophelia S. Lewis

MALAWI
174: Jack Mapanje
175: Ezra Chadza
176: Steve Chimombo
177: Stanley Onjezani Kenani
178: David Rudadiri
179: Innocent Masina Nkhonyo
180: Ndongolera C. Mwangupili
181: John Lwanda
182: Benedicto Wokomaatani Malunga
183: Felix Mnthali

MALI
184: Fily Dabo Sissoko
185: Abdoulaye Ascofare
186: Siriman Dembele
187: Soueloum Diagho
188: Mamadou Gologo
189: Fily Dabo Sissoko
190: Bakari Sumano
191: Soueloum Diagho

MOROCCO
192: Mohammed Achaari
193: Mohammed ibn Mohammed Alami
194: Mohammed al-Haik 
195: Allal El Hajjiam 
196: Hamdun ibn al-Hajj al-Fasi 
197: Mohammed al-Harraq al-Alami 
198: David Hassine 
199: Sulayman al-Hawwat 
200: Kaddour El Alamy
201: Allal al-Fassi 
203: Abd al-Rahman al-Fazazi
204: Mohammed ibn Idris al-Mohammed
205: Mohammed Awzal
206: Abu Salim al-Ayyashi
207: Ali Azaykou
208: Mohammed Ben Brahim
209: Siham Benchekroun
210: Abdelmajid Benjelloun (historian) 
211: Hafsa Bikri 
212: Al-Buzidi al-Bujrafi 
213: Ismail ibn al-Ahmar 
214: Abdellatif Laabi 
215: Wafaa Lamrani 
216: Ahmed Lemsih 
217: Idriss ibn al-Hassan al-Alami 
218: Mohammed Khammar Kanouni 
219: Mohammed Khair-Eddine 
220: Ibn al-Khabbaza 
221: Malik ibn al-Murahhal 
222: Ahmad Ibn al-Qadi 
223: Mohammed ibn Qasim ibn Zakur 
224: Ahmed al-Madini 
225: Abdelaziz al-Maghrawi 
226: Abderrahman El Majdoub 
227: Abdelaziz-Malzuzi 
228: Zahra Mansouri 
229: Al-Masfiwi 
230: Ibn Zaydan 
231: Abdallah Zrika 
232: Abu al-Abbas al-Jarawi 
223: Joseph ben Judah of Ceuta 
234: Thami Mdaghri 
235: Ahmed Mejjati 
236: Mohammed Bennis 
237: Mohammed al-Mokhtar Soussi 
238: Mohamed Zafzaf 
239: Hemmou Talb 
240: Abdelhadi Said 
241: Mririda n’Ait Attik 
242: Mostafa Nissaboury 
243: Mohamed Serghini 
244: Abdelkarim Tabbal 
245: Houcine Toulali 
246: Ahmed Joumari 

MOZAMBIQUE
247: Sebastiao Alba
248: Maria do Carmo Abecassis
249: Sebastiao Alba
250: Mia Couto
251: Gloria de Sant’Anna
252: Jose Craveirinha
253: Eduardo White

NAMIBIA
254: Dorian Haarhoff
255: Hans Daniel Namuhuja
256: Peya Mushelenga

NIGERIA
257: John Jea
258: Helon Habila
259: Obo Aba Hisanjani
260: Adetokunbo Adebowale
261: Oluwa Olamiposi Omoyele
262: Femi Fairchild Morgan
263: Abdur Pen Master Muhammad
264: Edaoto Agbeniyi
265: Abegunde Sunday Olaoluwa
266: Abiola Inioluwa Oluwaseun
267: Neofloetry DaWina Scriblisis
268: Adedayo Adeyemi Agarau
269: Adejumo Kabir Adeniyi
270: Adalaja Ridwan Olayiwola
271: Adeniyi Kunnu
272: Taiye Paul Kolawole
273: Adeola Goloba
274: Benneth Nwankwo
275: Nathaniel Ace
276: Adesewa Oyinkansola
277: Adetimilehin Vic’Adex Inioluwa
278: Adewumi Benedict Olumide
279: Sunsampaul Egwu
280: Adigun Clinton Olushola
281: Oko Owi Ocho
282: Adjarho Abten Anthony
283: Ajenifuja Adetokunbo
284: Ajijola Habeeb Da Beloved
285: Olayinka Samson Aremu
286: Ajise Vincent
287: Uche Uwadinachi
288: Akeem Lasisi
289: Akinbode Israel
290: Graciano Enwerem
291: Akor Emmanuel Oche
292: Mhiz Words
293: Albert Seraphin
294: James Ademuyiwa
295: Pauline
296: Amaka Felly Obioji
297:  Amarachi C Attamah
298: Enigmatic Olumide Bisiriyu
299: Anny Razon Justin
300: Segun Adefila
301: Aquila McRansom Kalagbor
302: AraLola OlaDeinde
303: Olumide Olulu Holloway
304: Sule Joshua
305: Aremu Adams Adebisi
306: Ashiru Shittu
307: Kemjy Xtien
308: Augusta Okon
309: Author Sylvester Omosun
310: Mesioye Affable
311: Author Uzoma Nnennaya Chukwu
312: Awodiya Funke
313: Joy Nnebuogo Nwanokwai
314: Ayokunle ‘Komsons’ Komolafe
315: Samuel Leumas BlueAdonis
316: Ayomide Festus
317: Victor Adewale (LyricPoet)
318: Ayoola Goodyness
319: Ayuba Momoh Danjumah
320: Eriata Oribhabor
321: Kukogbo Iruesiri Samson
322: Kolade Olanrewaju Freedom
323: McNevets Osnon Chibuzor
324: Kemi Bakare Kemistree
325: Njoku Paul Chybkay Henry
326: Sam de Poet
327: Favour Da Poemstrator Agom
328: Bankole Kolawole
329: Ebere Ameh
330: Chimee Adioha
331: Benjamin Elemide
332: Ogedengbe Tolu Impact
333: Sissy Dirisma
334: Elegbede Comrade Ayoade
335: Uwandu Chioma Esther
336: Donna Ogunnaike
337: Iquo DianaAbasi Eke
338: Paul Word
339: Tanimoure Richards Adewale
340: Kenoye Kitoye
341: Emmanuel Anthony Chigozie
342: Oludamilare Kolawole Dan
343: Brenda Nwafor
344: Chika Jones Onwuasoanya
345: Seun Adeleke
346: Deacon Adigun Temitope Idealism
347: Solutionist Clementina
348: Usman Lawal Iyoma
349: Oluwa Olamiposi Omoyele
350: Merit borne
351: Olayemi Ayo
352: Ehiz Momodu
353: Ogunsanya Enitan Olalekan
354: Maureen Alikor Berry
355: Ijalusi T. Samuel
356: Samuel Ayoade Wordiator
357: Onkowe Femi Onileagbon
358: MissyBlissy Bliss Oyindhamolher Akinyemi
359: Emmanuel Fatoyinbo
360: Okeme James Jerome
361: Wale Owoade
362: Chukwuebuka Leonard Ibeh
363: Oki Kehinde Julius
364: Braide Deinyibo Donald
365: Cherry Amarachi Ozoalor
366: Igbor Clemency Green
367: Emebiriodo Peterson Ugochukwu Hitch
368: Chidi John
369: Davynovich Fidel
370: Ifeoma Gerty Ndiolo-Enaholo
371: Vivian Belford Okoye
372: Airick DiAngelo Arch ANGEL
373: Olaniyi Abdulwaheed
374: Paul Akinnire
375: Hassan Faruk
376: Opadayo Oladayo Aremu
377: Echebiri Gabriella Imelda
378: Taiwo Adetimole
379: Seye Ogunniyi
380: Chibueze Joel Maduka
381: Timileyin Gabriel Olajuwon
382: Lawal Kafayat Gold
383: Ebiere E Benson
384: Micheal Ace
385: Oluwatosin Faith Kolawole
386: Promise Osigwe
387: Victor Samuel ET
388: Soul’e Rhymez
389: Afolabi Elisha Bashiru
390: Tade Ipadeola
391: Ayomide Festus
392: Folu Agoi
393: Mobola Oluwapelumi
394: Glory Diamond Oyewole
395: Samuel Agbefeyitimi
396: Servio Gbadamosi
397: Elizabeth Chienyenwa Uwandu
398: Gift Foraine Amukoyo
399: Jumoke Verissimo
400: Salaudeen Habeeb Adebayo
401: Moses Chibueze Opara
402: Okeke Kosie Precious
403: Bob Ekat
404: Chinyere Darline Ezeigwe
405: OmoAwe Ebenezer Olatunde
406: Sin Da Poet
407: Hunge John Sewanu
408: Olaleye Samuel Abiodun
409: Sunnie Omeje
410: Ali Toyin Abdul-Smart
411: Oluwasegun Romeo Oriogun
412: Wole Adedoyin
413: FourSyte Bogani
414: Deji Adeoti
415: Paul Alowo
416: Ify Obi
417: Ken Ike
418: Muydeen Adeouye
419: Chuma Nwokolo
420: Jeremiah Peters
421: Adejumo Kabir Adeniyi
422: Fakunle Busayo
423: Toluwalase Ayomide Bismark
424: Uche Peter Umez
425: Adegoke Adeola
426: Ejiro Edward
427: Felix D’Great
428: Elias Peter
429: Itz Asapfresh
430: Paul Abiola Oku-ola
431: Wome Uyeye
432: Tchidi Jacobs
433: Ralph Tathagata
434: Saintrhymes Solomon
435: Chinedu Anyanwu
436: Matthew Femi-Adedoyin
437: Benjamin Ubiri Penpusher
438: Chike Ofili
439: Osigwe Benjamin
440: Desola Ajayi
441: Philip Begho
442: Michael Echeruo
443: Rex Mayor Ubini
444: Amatoritsero Ede
445: Chris Abani
446: Abdulkareem Baba Aminu
447: Chinua Achebe
448: Catherine Obianuju Acholonu
449: Funso Aiyejina
450: Akilu Aliyu
451:  Edoheart
452: Nana Asma’u
453: Nnorom Azuonye
454: Ayo Ayoola-Amale
455: J.P. Clark
456: Chuma Mmeka
457: Mamman Jiya Vatsa
458: Toyin Adewale Gabriel
459: Mabel Segun
460: Okey Ndibe
461: Uche Nduka
462: Echezonachukwu Nduka
463: Wole Soyinka
464: Chinweizu Ibekwe
465: Chike Obi
466: Tanure Ojaide
467: Gabriel Okara
468: Diego Odoh Okenyodo
469: Christopher Okigbo
470: Olatubosun Oladapo
471: Ivvy Isabella Anito
472: Banjo Omogbehin Poetwiz
473: Onwuchekwa Jemie
474: Niyi Osundare
475: Okechukwu Okugo
476: Covenanted Chimnonso Benjamin
477: Rex Imma Odoemenam
478: Abdur pen Master Muhammad
479: Abu Hopewell
480: Jonathan Ugege
481: Micheal Adoeye
482:Cypher Muhammad
483: Chijioke Amu Nnadi
484: Author Uzoma Nnennaya Chukwu
485: Timothy Ogbuloko
486: Seyi Lasisi
487: Onyema Obi
488: Odia Ofeimun
489: Aj Dagga Tolar
490: Ben Okri
491: Jimi Solanke
492: Niyi Osundare
493: Rotimi Ogunjobi
494: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
495: Increase
496: Atilola
497: Razaq Ivori
498: Bassey Ikpi
499: Plumbline
500: Torpedo Mascaw
501: Yommy Bishop
502: Sage Hasson
503: Ayeyemi Toafeek Aswagaawy
504:  Remi Raji
505: Benny Finisher
506: Adeleye Kunle
507: Beautiful Nubai
508: Ojukwu Justice Chibueze
509: Wana Udobang
510: Comrade Okereke
511: Dami Ajayi
512: Richard Alli
513: Kolawole Stephen (Soldier Poet)
514: Umaru Sidi (Soldier “Officer”)
515: Servio Gbadamosi
516: OBII
517: Glory D Poet
518: Idongesit Ifet
519: Efe Paul Azino
520: Adejumo Uthman
521: Bukola Elemide
522: Aduke
523: Femi Amogunla
524: Hymar David
525: I Am Rage
526: Jennifer Emelife
527: Shittu Fowora
528: Abidoye Shina
529: Umar Saidu Isa
530: Holy Blaze
531: Seyi Macaulay
532: Iyere Iheneyen
533: Okwonna Nelson
534: Obari Gomba

535: Prestige Ifeanyi Bernard

536: Femi Osofisan

537: Favour Ugwumba

538: Felix Ogonnah

539: Agent Child

540: Olamide Adebayo

541: Vasly

542: Tolulope Impact

543: Adeolu Emmanuel Adesanya 

544: Uche Nduka

545: Christopher Okigbo

546: Alozor Micheal Ikechukwu

547: Godspower Oboido

548: Lola Shoneyi

549: Sokari Jerry

550: Chuma Nmeka

551: Jomoke Verrissimo

552: Dennis Osadebay

553: Taiye Oguns 

554: John Chizoba 

555: Awwal Karrem

556: Sokunbi Taiwo O. Emmanuel

557: Akintola Akindele

558: Victor Akinwumi

559: Adeosun Pelumi

560: Abioye Joseph Ayomide

561: Solomon Exousia

562: Aluko Posi

563: Wale Ayinla

564: Uche Utulu

565: Amore David Olamide

566: Evelyn Oparah

     

SUDAN
567: Mohammed Moftahh Elfitory
568: Bushra Elfadil
569: Abed Elrahim Abu Zakrra
570: Taban Lo Liyong
571: Muhammad Ahmad Mahgoub
572: Zina Mahjoub
573: Gely Abdel Rahman
574: Malkat Ed-Dar Mohamed
575: Ibrahim ‘Ali Salman
576: Salah Ahmed Ibrahim
577: Abdul Raheem Glailati

SENEGAL
578: David Diop
579: Alioune Badara Beye
580: Phillis Wheatley
581: Leopold Sedar Senghor

SOMALIA
582: Mohammed Abdullah Hassan – Somalia
583: Shadya Yasin - Somalia
584: Shadya Yasin - Somalia
585: Hasan Hayle – Somalia
586: Abdillahi Suldaan Mohammed Timacade - Somalia
587: Mohamud Said Togane - Somalia
588: Abdi Bashir Indhobuur - Somalia
589: Ahmed Gabyow – Somalia
590: Hadraawi – Somalia
591: Warsan Shire - Somalia
592: Dada Masiti - Somalia
593: Cali Xuseen Xirsi - Somalia
594: Amina Said Ali – Somalia

SOUTH AFRICA
595: Lionel Abrahams
596: Keith Gottschalk
597: William Wellington Gqoba - South Africa
598: Tatamkulu Afrka - South Africa
599: Mike Alfred - South Africa
600: Gabeba Baderoon - South Africa
601: Shabbir Banoobhai - South Africa
602: Sinclair Beiles - South Africa
603: Elisabeth Eybers - South Africa
604: Robert Berold - South Africa
605: Vonani Bila - South Africa
606: Peter Blum - South Africa
607: Roy Blumenthal - South Africa
608: Breyten Breytenbach - South Africa
609: Makhosazana Xaba - South Africa
610: Achmat Dangor - South Africa
611: Dennis Brutus - South Africa
612: Roin Man Silinda – South Africa
613: King Cebekhulu – South Africa
614: Guy Butler - South Africa
615: Ingrid Andersen South Africa
616: Tyrone Appollis South Africa
617: Hennie Aucamp South Africa
618: Robert Calvert - South Africa
619: Roy Campbell - South Africa
620: Jan F. E. Celliers - South Africa
621: Yvette Christianse - South Africa
622: Charl Cilliers - South Africa
623:  Jack Cope - South Africa
624: Jeremy Cronin - South Africa
625: Patrick Cullinan - South Africa
626: Gary Cummiskey - South Africa
627: Sheila Cussons - South Africa
628: Johann de Lange - South Africa
629: Dertigers - South Africa
630: Phillippa Yaa de Villiers - South Africa
631: Isobel Dixon - South Africa
632: Angifi Dladla - South Africa
633: Donovan Mitchell - South Africa
634: Finuala Dowling - South Africa
635: Sheila Meiring Fugard -  South Africa
636: Stephen Gray - South Africa
637: Mafika Gwala - South Africa
638: Megan Hall - South Africa
639: Joan Hambidge - South Africa
640: Emst van Heerden - South Africa
641: C. M. van den Heeyer -  South Africa
642: Colleen Higgs - South Africa
643: Robert Homem - South Africa
644: Christopher Hope - South Africa
645: Peter Horn - South Africa
646: I. D. du Plessis - South Africa
647: Alan James - South Africa
648: Wopko Jensma - South Africa
649: Liesl Jobson - South Africa
650: Sarah Johnson - South Africa
651: Ingrid Jonker - South Africa
652: Aryan Kaganof - South Africa
653: Anne Kellas - South Africa
654: Keorapetse Kgositsile - South Africa
655: Mbongeni Khumalo - South Africa
656: Olga Kirsch
657: Uys Krige
658: Antjie Krog
659: Anton Robert Krueger
670: Mazisi Kunene
671: Mandla Langa
672: Peter M. Sacks
673: Blue Diamond
674: Arja Salafranca – South Africa
675: Sipho Sepamla - South Africa
676: Sjaka Septembir - South Africa
677: Mongane Wally Serote - South Africa
678: Crystal Warren - South Africa
679: Stephen Watson - South Africa
680: Mary Morison Webster - South Africa
681: George Weidenman - South Africa
682: Hein Willemse - South Africa
683: David Wright - South Africa
684: Christopher van Wyk - South Africa
685: Ari Sitas - South Africa
686: Adam Small - South Africa
687: Lina Spies - South Africa
688: Cornelis Jacobus Langenhoven - South Africa
689: William Plomer - South Africa
690: Karen Press - South Africa
691: Alfred Themba Qabula - South Africa
692: Lesego Rampolokeng - South Africa
693: Francis William Reitz - South Africa
694: Pule Lechesa - South Africa
695: C. Louis Leipoldt - South Africa
696: Princess Normah Manjo
697: Douglas Livingstone - South Africa
698: Rozena Maart - South Africa
699: Kim McClenaghan - South Africa
700: Mchelle McGrane - South Africa
701: Cammah Prince
702: Maniac
703: Don Maclennan - South Africa
704: D. F. Malherbe - South Africa
705: Clinton Marius - South Africa
706: John Mateer – South Africa
707: John Matshikiza - South Africa
708: James Matthews - South Africa
709: Mzwakhe Mbuli - South Africa
710: Joan Metelerkamp - South Africa
711: Nicolaas Petrus van Wyk Louw - South Africa
712: W. E. G. Louw - South Africa
713: Abdul Milazi - South Africa
714: Ruth Miller - South Africa
715: Amitabh Mitra - South Africa
716: Kobus Moolman - South Africa
717: Rose Moss - South Africa
718: Isabella Motadinyane - South Africa
719: Modikwe Dikobe - South Africa
720: Samuel Edward Krune Mqhayi - South Africa
721: Oswald Mbuyiseni Mtshali - South Africa
722: Eugene Terre’Blanche - South Africa
723: Totius - South Africa
724: Rustum Kozain - South Africa
725: D. J. Opperman - South Africa
726: Arthur Nortje - South Africa
727: Pitika Ntuli - South Africa
728: Benedict Wallet Vilakazi - South Africa
729: Wayne Visser - South Africa
730: Gert Vlok Nel - South Africa
731: Allan Kolski Horwitz - South Africa

TANZANIA
732: Chapanga Wilson - Tanzania
733: Ras Nas - Tanzania
734: Tumi Molekane – Tanzania
735: Shaaban Bin Robert – Tanzania

UGANDA
736: Grace Akello Uganda
737: Okot p’Bitek - Uganda
738: Okello Oculi – Uganda
739: Black Diamond - Uganda
740: Mukotani Rugvendo - Uganda
741: Mulumba Ivan Matthias - Uganda
742: Mildred Barya – Uganda

ZIMBABWE
743: Chirikure Chirikure - Zimbabwe
744: John Eppel – Zimbabwe
746: Tendai Rinos Mwanaka
747: Dambudzo Marechera - Zimbabwe
748: Solomon Mutswairo - Zimbabwe
749: Tgara Muzanenhamo – Zimbabwe
750: Musaemura Zimunya - Zimbabwe
751: Chenjerai Hove – Zimbabwe



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