Forward Prize for Best Collection 2023 (£10,000)
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Jason Allen-PaisantSelf Portrait as Othello (Carcanet)
Jamaican writer and academic...
A CASE OF MISSING PENISES, THRILLERS, REALITY AND THE DEVIL’S WORK THROUGH THE LENS OF KUKOGHO IRUESIRI SAMSON’S DEVIL’S PAWN
Thebournemouth Review
by S. Su’eddie Vershima Agema
Title: Devil’s PawnAuthor: Kukogho Iruesiri SamsonPublisher: Farafina BreezeYear of Publication: 2020Number of Pages: 359Category: Fiction
African literature is largely committed art...
Juxtaposing the heuristic quality of Muyiwa Babayomi’s collection of poems, Arrows Of Joy.
Thebournemouth Review
By Scott Coe
Juxtaposing the heuristic quality of Muyiwa Adeola Babayomi's collection of poems demands a deep dive into the technicalities of the poems. The author in "Arrows of Joy"...
by Chris Sandydrops
Fans of the iconic TV programme The Fast Show are in for a real treat as the original cast members, Simon Day, Charlie Higson, John Thomson, Paul Whitehouse, Mark Williams and Arabella...
Dr. Kaltume Akubo’s “Sonnets for Motherhood” stands as a masterful fabric of emotion, succinctly woven in gripping verses. – A Review by Pete Cardinal Cox
Thebournemouth Review
In this collection, the artist-cum-poet crafts a narrative that transcends the ordinary, offering a profound exploration of laughter and longing within the realm of motherhood.
Brushstrokes of Literary Devices: A...