Monthly Archives: November 2013

Call for Submissions

Ijagun Poetry Journal invites submissions of poetry, reviews, essays, and anything about poetry for its December 2013 issue. Please, endeavour to send your work before 12th December, 2013 if you want it considered for this issue. Any submission after this … Continue reading

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‘The book is a dead object’

Originally posted on Moonchild's Temple:
  Kenyan author, Binyavanga Wainaina brings his colourful personality to this interview held on the sidelines of the Port Harcourt Book Festival. He talks about how winning the Caine Prize has impacted on his…

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Ijagun Poetry Journal, Vol. 1, No. 2, November 2013

This issue features interesting poetry by John Landry, Mark Blok, Kousik Adhikari, Adeola Goloba, Anthony Ward, Emmanuel Akor, Kris Price, Aneesha Roy, Basit Olatunji, Gabriel Bamgbose, David Schwartz, Ryan Johnson, Kehinde Sofoluwe, Chandramohan S. and Tope Omoniyi. Sit tight and … Continue reading

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Ijagun Poetry Journal

Vol. 1 – No. 2             November 2013  Contents John Landry Waking up crazy Washington, 1986 Ocean Song Mark Blok The Echoes of Uncertainty Snow Day! New York! New York! Kousik Adhikari Meaning Nights and Snake A Letter to Rain … Continue reading

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John Landry

John Landry’s poems have appeared in Elective Affinities, Elohi Gadugi, ditch, Heartfire, Istanbul Literary Review, Xcp cross-cultural poetics, and Perfume River Poetry Review. He read his work at the Library of Congress at the invitation of Gwendolyn Brooks. He served … Continue reading

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Mark Blok

The product of immigrants from Russia, but born and raised in South Florida, Mark Blok, 27, has been quietly grazing pages filled with literature and lyrical compositions. Before the age of 10, he was published Anthology of Poetry By Young … Continue reading

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Kousik Adhikari

Kousik Adhikari, an Indian research scholar, has several publications consisting of both creative and critical writings, published in India, Nepal, USA, and Thailand. He is interested in literature, linguistics and cultural studies. He has over 20 publications of poems. Meaning, Nights and Snake … Continue reading

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Adeola Goloba

Adeola Oladimeji Goloba (born on 13th July, 1973) is a radical writer, poet and journalist. He had a Diploma in Accounting & Auditing from Kwara State Polytechnic (1996) and a B.A in Linguistics from University of Ilorin (2004). He is … Continue reading

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Anthony Ward

Anthony Ward has been writing in his spare time for a number of years. He has been published in a number of literary magazines including The Autumn Sound, The Faircloth Review, Word Gumbo, Four and Twenty, Drunk Monkeys, Underground, Torrid Literature Journal, and The Rusty Nail, amongst others. … Continue reading

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Emmanuel Akor

Emmanuel Akor is an aspiring writer and poet from Benue state of Nigeria. The 19 year old, who is currently studying computer science in the University of Brasilia, Brazil, fell in love with poetic art from the age of 12 … Continue reading

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