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Black Nights
In this black room, with two soaked pillows, Rinsed in mucus and in tears; With these red eyes, in misty billows, Thoughts of fury and of sneers. Oh Lord, Who…
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I am the Tree of Life and Death
…the tree trunk saps tears from her scarred belly & the wind wipes it off like drops of rain on windscreen but when leaves wave worrying weights off their neck,…
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Repositioning 21st Century African Literature: a Conversation with Nnamdi Oguike
Nnamdi Oguike is a Nigerian writer. He won a Miles Morland Foundation Writing Scholarship in 2019. His debut collection of short stories set in over ten countries in Africa and…
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The Shallow Tales Review announces poet, Temani Nkalolang as issue 31 poetry guest editor
We are very excited and privileged to announce the amazing award-winning Motswana poet, Temani Nkalolang, as poetry guest editor for the 31st issue of The Shallow Tales Review literary magazine. Temani…
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Issue 30 | November 2020
MEET THE TEAM CREDITS EDITORIAL INTERVIEW POETRY Warri of No Worries Sadness in My Bone Love Aftermath I Want to Sleep Nigeria Away Some Verses of Wisdom & Tonight,…
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Meet the Team
FICTION EDITOR Nzube Nlebedim NONFICTION EDITOR Onyedikachi Ottih GUEST POETRY EDITOR Chinua Ezenwa-Ohaeto COPY EDITOR Nzube Nlebedim ART & PHOTOGRAPHY Tosin Taiwo Doyin Deji
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Bloodline of Questions
Martins Deep (he/him) is a Nigerian poet, photographer, & and student of Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria. He is deeply passionate about documenting muffled stories of the African experience in his…
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From the Album — Remains of a Broken Plate
Ishaq Adekunle is a Nigerian writer and visual artist. Recently, he has been trying to learn about the state of well being and reasoning among the African children, their good…
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