The Ugly Review: The Beginnings (Issue 1) EDITOR’S NOTE POETRY Let me be Water & Sizing Up by Taofeek Ayeyemi Of Things That Can’t Be Folded by Taiwo Hassan Directions by Roger David Smith Tit for Tat & Flood Migrant as Historian by Abigail-Tydale Bassey The Mathematics of Hunger by Ken Odak Odumbe Suffering Competition […]
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A Conversation with Ifeanyichukwu Eze by Juliana Nwazodoni What led you to start writing, and what did those early beginnings look like for you? Response: My father taught me how to write my first words and sentences. The comma, the full stop, the question marks and whatever there was, must be in their right places.
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A Conversation with Ejiro Edward by Juliana Nwazodoni What led you to start writing, and what did those early beginnings look like for you? Response: I believe what led me to start writing is my desire to make my readers see themselves in my pieces. I wanted to express what others can’t identify on their
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Silhouette of Silence Adam Usman Usman Adam is a Nigerian Fulani multi-lingual writer, a member of the Hilltop Creative Arts Foundation and an award winning poet. He majored in Law at Usmanu Danfodiyo University Sokoto. Usman is a mobile photographer and video editor. His works explore the intersection of identity and culture. He won the
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Life’s Ebb and Flow Beverly Ann Abrahams Beverley Ann Abrahams is a Zimbabwean teacher, writer and activist against gender-based violence. She has been published in five anthologies of African short stories, four anthologies of international poets, the Brittle Paper anthology of Children’s African stories, and a number of online journals and magazines, including Ipikai Journal
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Connected Struggle Series Adebayo Seun Adebayo Ebenezer Seun is a multidisciplinary fine artist and curator based in Abuja, Nigeria. He holds a degree in Fine Arts from Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. His practice spans performance art, art for democracy and social justice, education and speed painting, reflecting his commitment to using art as a tool
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Becoming Series: New Beginning Tolulope Amao Becoming Series: Fragile Thoughts Tolulope Amao Tolulope Amao is a Nigerian visual artist whose work spans digital illustration and photography. His practice is rooted in storytelling, using minimalist forms, bold color, and symbolism to explore identity, emotion, and transformation. With a strong eye for composition and detail, his work
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Vignette of Hope Samuel Oniye Samuel Oniye is an emerging mobile photographer and a student. During his leisure period, he captures nature and every other element existing.
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Agaracha Onyinyechi Favour Mama slapped my hand away from the pile of new yams before my fingers could grab one. “Mma, do you want Ala to strike this house?” she snapped. “Biko, these are for tomorrow.” Nneka laughed so hard, she nearly dropped the firewood she held. She was about to boil the last of
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I am Still Here Gerald Ewa CW: sexual abuse Today, I will disrupt my brother’s wedding. I’m doing this because I love him. It’s because of the love I have for him—this love that has burned in me like sweet wine since we were children—that propels me to roar at the driver each time the
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