Monthly Archives: October 2014

The Messieurs, The Masses, The Messes

Posted on October 21, 2014 by Ijagun Poetry Journal

In our nation, a polar coalition Petrodollars sprawl far from perturbation Our headache – spending the oil boom The long-capped president senses no doom Thirty Gregorian calendars used and dumped The tune up the pharynx metamorphosed and changed Graft and … Continue reading →

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Way’s Weight

Posted on October 21, 2014 by Ijagun Poetry Journal

If you don’t wait To weigh A way Prior to walking The way You’re a wayfarer Wandering Away From The Way Abiodun Soretire

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Window-Shopping

Posted on October 21, 2014 by Ijagun Poetry Journal

Gong, gong goes the bell Of the lousy, noisy town crier: There’s going to be a fashion parade A beauty contest at the village square The qualification Easy to meet A dazzling damsel Tarmac-ed with wizened hide Pitched with gnarled … Continue reading →

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Night Shot with Light

Posted on October 21, 2014 by Ijagun Poetry Journal

(Image: Snowstorm at Sea by J. M. Turner) Blood punching hard through every vein White thunder drums with fists of rain Lightning’s whip cracks flashing white Ships heave and seem to leap in light Sea spins and swirls staccato pace … Continue reading →

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Turkish Smyrna

Posted on October 21, 2014 by Ijagun Poetry Journal

This carpet – a Turkish Smyrna – is made with Gordian knots, tied by the fine fingers of a child tied to a loom by a thin, pale leg. Every centimetre – a hundred knots This carpet – two and … Continue reading →

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Peace tattoo

Posted on October 21, 2014 by Ijagun Poetry Journal

(Photo by Jayel Aheram) Children need to breathe the air of protest walk together, arm in arm with strangers wear badges of hope and T-shirts with lifelines Sing words of wisdom and history chant choric responses of camaraderie in a … Continue reading →

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The Swallows and the Gamble of Rebirth: A Review of Carl Terver’s “Till the Swallows Come Home”

Posted on October 21, 2014 by Ijagun Poetry Journal

“I know this place where civilisation Runs along torn asphalts…” These three-month gone, I have observed that poetry can invert itself to be an emotional hallucinogen; that it can sometimes betray its very own bard as to transpose the weight … Continue reading →

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Big Man

Posted on October 21, 2014 by Ijagun Poetry Journal

Clouds collide The Big Man Upstairs is moving again Packing his bags And stomping his feet Thunder rolls across the land Rain falls in sheer sheets Hanging heavy Pregnant steam Electricity in motion Sparking an arc Lightening issues forth Flashing … Continue reading →

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Summer is Here

Posted on October 21, 2014 by Ijagun Poetry Journal

Two days ago it was winter Chilly winds blew in the freezing rain Clouds hung leaden as if to fall Clinging to the ground in deep disdain Today, the Sun shines brightly and The sky is a deep azure blue … Continue reading →

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I Have Encountered in Books

Posted on October 21, 2014 by Ijagun Poetry Journal

I have encountered in books the thoughts I desire and brook like a silent night dream the ideas course like a running stream I have encountered in books the wits of the written words I have encountered in books the … Continue reading →

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