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Poetry By Sunsampaul Egwu

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On Nigeria's Democracy Day, we serve you the poetry of Sunsampaul, the Philosopher.  Come into his thoughts on poetry and Nigeria. Enjoy.   POETRY IS LIFE Poetry is the heart of art The ladder that take a person of exceptional talent to the top The light that brightens the life of human The echoes of children of the street Poetry is the prophecy of a prophet Poetry is not only what we do Poetry is who we are We write poetry, speak poetry, preach poetry We are poetry Poetry is the Mouth piece that speak peace more than a chief priest Poetry is the hope of the wussies Poetry is the future of the boys and girls who went and never returned Poetry is the calabash that can never be broken Because Poetry is life I'M EVERYWHERE Don't look for me in only a place of worship, I'm everywhere, anywhere you call on me, I'll be. I'm in your small dark room that lacks proper ventilation, Even though it is not like a palace;

Elnathan John Makes The 2017 Betty Trask Prize Shortlist

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The Society of Authors has announced the 2017 shortlist for the Betty Trask Prize and Awards. This year’s shortlist of six debut literary novels by authors under the age of 35 includes Elnathan John’s  Born on a Tuesday  . The judges said of BOAT:  ‘A tough, topical, directly-written book, devoid of sentimentality, and yet engaging, troubling and sad. The sense of place is wholly immersive, conjuring the villages and roads of troubled Nigeria with a deft and effortless touch.’ Elnathan John  Other authors on the shortlist are: Rowan Hisayo Buchanan – Harmless Like You (Sceptre / Hodder & Stoughton), Kathleen Jowitt –  Speak its Name  (self-published), Rob McCarthy –  The Hollow Men  (Mulholland Books / Hodder & Stoughton), Barney Norris –  Five Rivers Meet on a Wooded Plain (Transworld) and Daniel Shand –  Fallow (Sandstone Press Limited).   The judges this year were authors Simon Brett, Michéle Roberts and Joanne Harris. Commenting on the shortlist, M