Oyin Oludipe is an emerging Nigerian writer. He is a contributing author for theluxembourgreview.org and co-editor at expoundmagazine.com. Oyin was a judge for the 2015 Green Author Prize, a literary award for young unpublished poets in Nigeria. Some of his poetry and essays have appeared in national and international art journals like Kalamu Review, Ehanom Review, Sankofa Magazine, Arts and Africa, Sentinel Literary Quarterly, Kaanem Art Magazine, Praxis Magazine for Arts and Literature, and several others. Winds Against Ideology that reaches for the neck A vibrant arc rages to bullet, Rages arc bullet into winds In fears from bullet and rage And winds enslave, and winds unearth the heave Of futile rites, winds exalt The gory feast of throats, exhume Concealed hate as foolishly sprung. Winds hoist proud voices of folly, Fury leap of urea conceit, track demise In repute, prescribe on lichen-earth Of vain blood. Winds may warp In strange litany, pray sanctions from Ethereal lust – an eye for a myth Mourning loss in spite, graveyards For a mass crusade – the consolation Of a silent table is broken by thirst On pillage wells… And winds enchain, and winds enact the peal Of accord; winds deform the Paths of that one last traveller
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Zannu Mayowa Emmanuel
9/20/2016 10:49:48 am
Nice write up...
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