The trope is a hillside offering
A generation in danger of extinction
Of dire need of some revival
Individuals chained to the ingratitude
Of the mechanized design, trudging
Forward with its factory efficiency
Then comes the figure, unlikely hero
Usually dressed in rags, stuttering
Ready to offer himself as Christ
At the behest of humble, tearful masses.
JD DeHart
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Ijagun Poetry Journal is a quarterly journal that provides a platform from which we can tell our own stories in the authenticity of their multiplicity through the poetic medium. We don’t want to hear these stories from our master “griots” alone; we want to hear from those mastering their art, too. Hence, we aim at publishing new and emerging poets. We also welcome the works of established poets in order to encourage the poetic genius of those mastering poetic art. We prize original works that conform to, break or reinvent conventions. Again, we accept reviews and critical essays on poetry. We also accept powerful art works and photographs that make us appreciate the "poetry" in everything.