IT IS OPEN MIC GUYS Are you a Poet, storyteller, artist or musician looking for an audience to listen and enjoy your original piece? Custodians of African Literature COAL is creating an expressive and safe space for others to enjoy and critique your work. Come early, register to perform and wait for your turn. Date: …
The quest for gender parity all over the world is beyond just a campaign, it is a reflection of the inner yearning for societal balance driven by social justice for all. The 2019 International Women’s Day is another time to reflect on what gender equality is or should be, and why it is needed for …
To celebrate 2019 International Women’s Day, we are delighted to team up with Caprecon Foundation for a mini saga writing contest on the theme ”Balance for Better”⠀ How to Participate:⠀ 1) like @coalng and @caprecondevelopmentfoundation pages on facebook 2) mail your fifty word story to custodiansofafricanliterature@gmail.com 3. Top five stories selected by our judges would …
Literature has been imperative in society as an active tool of advocacy forcivil melioration. Once again, it proves true as COAL founder enlists with theAtlas Corps fellowship program. The social activist, poet, on-air-personality,has shown commitment in using and providing the platform for literaryexpression towards development and innovation. The very plinth COAL rests on. Patience Andrewhas …
Coal Founder Patience Andrew becomes an Atlas Corps Fellow Read More »
When I’m quiet as dead Like a corpse left in the coffer Do not think I need your touch or voice Do not even try… I’m trying to listen Do not cry or mourn my lost presence Understand it and stay calm. When I’m old and unknown Still strapped to my rocking chair Do …
‘‘Writers are shapers of life; they are the wheels controlling what direction our minds travel to and how far the journey goes. They are the gods that determine what creed or rituals befitting for shaping the extent of our realization of truth.’’ History serves as a palpable proof of man’s insatiable desire for wrong doings, …
Overcoming hate: the role of conscious literatures Read More »
