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About Ijagun Poetry Journal

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.

You Said

Posted on April 29, 2014 by Ijagun Poetry Journal

You said, “Well, what did he do?” I took a pause. It is simple and now. I will take a break Since you asked if I have not been thinking straight. You asked it now and so I say, “I … Continue reading →

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The Working Man

Posted on April 29, 2014 by Ijagun Poetry Journal

I remember that salty first kiss I gave him so many years ago, Two children, same age and so naïve. It was the kind that sits on your tongue in its chamber Lurking in the lavish dismay of minutes passing … Continue reading →

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Crazy

Posted on April 29, 2014 by Ijagun Poetry Journal

Crazy, crazy, crazy is this life, You think you have some grasp But find you are dancing With a corpse of maggots So you steel yourself Become uptight, Anal, The clock is ticking, Time is money Money is blood – … Continue reading →

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My DOG

Posted on April 29, 2014 by Ijagun Poetry Journal

Like any boy I wanted a Dog But my father’s answer to all things was “You are too young” One day someone heard my pleas Brought a mongrel street dog he had found My father objected However that man My … Continue reading →

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Voice of Sorrow

Posted on April 29, 2014 by Ijagun Poetry Journal

Maami! This is not to be eaten The three-day-left eba with palmoil and salt Asake! The only thing left is this Though the smell is putrid We just have try so that we won’t throw up But the taste is … Continue reading →

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The Picture Frame

Posted on April 29, 2014 by Ijagun Poetry Journal

It was nice of me in that frame No shame ever greeted my face I was the most handsome then Then, I was great with music Songs danced were worth danced Likewise, the proverb was worth acted on Still, I … Continue reading →

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Defining Meaning

Posted on April 29, 2014 by Ijagun Poetry Journal

history is in constant mourning of all days prior thousand-yard stare across a panorama of nothing that used to be everything and the mind knows better than to simply wipe the slate clean – though, this will be to its … Continue reading →

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Lessons in Repetition

Posted on April 29, 2014 by Ijagun Poetry Journal

concentration of moths confined in an area, defined by the streetlight’s narrow reach. carcinogenic smoke is nothing in the pitch-black, out of sight unless with infrared. god doesn’t notice and i evade his written list of people to slow-purge with … Continue reading →

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Cage

Posted on April 29, 2014 by Ijagun Poetry Journal

shhh… just breathe fret no more it is time for they have always been there curling ideas seeding thoughts through whispered fogs tendrils writhing under prickly skin you wear way too tight for moving free it will only hurt a … Continue reading →

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Interrobang

Posted on April 29, 2014 by Ijagun Poetry Journal

interrobang cough prancing pony feet outside my door nose barely crossing threshold gate into my dappled morning Ambrose Thompson

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