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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.

Israel Odun

Posted on December 29, 2014 by Ijagun Poetry Journal

Famoroti Odunayo Israel is a native of Ikere Ekiti in Ekiti State, Nigeria. He graduated from the College of Education, Demonstration Secondary School, Ikere Ekiti. He bagged his Bachelor of Arts in English and Literary Studies from Adekunle Ajasin University, … Continue reading →

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Wilson Hill

Posted on December 29, 2014 by Ijagun Poetry Journal

E Wilson Hill is an artist living in New York City with his wife, Helen. He has always been fascinated with word structure from Kabala to etymology and then placing words together to form sound, colour, rhythm and content. Poetry … Continue reading →

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Tairu Abiodun

Posted on December 29, 2014 by Ijagun Poetry Journal

Tairu Abiodun Olukayode is a seasoned poet. He is fascinated with the composition of political satire. He is currently a student of English at the Department of English and Literary Studies, Tai Solarin University Of Education, Ijagun, Ijebu Ode. Read … Continue reading →

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Ambrose Thompson

Posted on December 29, 2014 by Ijagun Poetry Journal

Ambrose Thompson was born on Vancouver Island in Canada, but spent the majority of his youth in the U.S.A. The stark variance between his first years and later ones gave him an early education in how differences of experience affect … Continue reading →

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Sasha Alahm

Posted on December 29, 2014 by Ijagun Poetry Journal

Sasha Alahm, born 1994, is from New Delhi. He is pursuing a degree in English. He has been writing for quite some time now. He likes to keep his work as honest as possible and his sole motive is to … Continue reading →

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Arindam Banerjee

Posted on December 29, 2014 by Ijagun Poetry Journal

Arindam Banerjee is currently pursuing his M.A in Linguistics from the University of Calcutta. He is passionate about music and poetry. His poems and micro fictions have appeared in The Poetic Bliss, Full of Crow, Taj Mahal Reviews, Spark, Blink … Continue reading →

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Grace Orebiyi

Posted on December 29, 2014 by Ijagun Poetry Journal

Orebiyi Grace is an aspiring writer and poet. She hails from Iyewa region of Ogun State, Nigeria. She is currently a 300-level student of English Language at Tai Solarin University of Education, Nigeria. Read her poem: I am only I.

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Jay Duret

Posted on December 29, 2014 by Ijagun Poetry Journal

Jay Duret is a San Francisco based writer and illustrator who blogs at http://www.jayduret.com. More than two dozen of Jay’s stories and other pieces have been published or are forthcoming in online and print journals, including Narrative Magazine, Blue Fifth … Continue reading →

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SeaScape I

Posted on October 25, 2014 by Ijagun Poetry Journal

Hearing waves from a distance and feeling sea breezes brush our faces, it seemed a century before we came to the ocean. So blue and bright to our eyes its rhythm broke chains of unremarkable days. Over cool sand we … Continue reading →

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SeaScape II

Posted on October 25, 2014 by Ijagun Poetry Journal

Let’s dive in ocean hiss swish riding with bluewhales, bluewaves. Brush of foam and windy ripples sunbeams chasing quicksilver fish. Floating through our shining world fragrant clouds, feathery clouds. We weave one arm after another wearing bracelets of salt pearl. … Continue reading →

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