Series: The Free Critics
A First Look at Tobi Aluko’s Seagulls and Seashells
The art of poetry is built on the principle of compression, a…
The Mind is Not an Ally review: Ayo Deforge’s Poetic Cartography of Grief and Resilience
Across many African traditions, the mind is not the sovereign it imagines…
Lawrence Oyor is the Gospel Artist of the Year
We are undoubtedly in a time when the pulsating rhythms of Afrobeats…
Why Is the Internet Surprised? Is Temi Otedola Supposed to Take Her Husband’s Name or Not?
There are weddings—and then there are weddings that rewrite the cultural script.…
We Will Live Again review: Chukwuemeka Famous’ Haunting Portrait of Religion and Ruin
Some novels arrive like whispers; others break into your consciousness and refuse…
Drifting Cords review: Damilola Olaniyi Navigates Pleasure, Place, Memory, and Loneliness
Every human wanders through different phases in life. Sometimes we drift towards…
Elegy for the Things We’ve Been Through review: Olalekan Ayodele as Poetic Witness to a Nation’s Soul
I once posited elaborately on the position of Skip Gates—I believe—regarding critical…
To Kill a Monkey review: The Monkey on the Programmer’s Back
Kemi Adetiba’s To Kill a Monkey is a show defined by a…
Dream Count review: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Fragments of the Female Self
Dream Count is not the sweeping saga of Adichie’s acclaimed Americanah or…
Blooming Under the Bradford Skies review: An Anthology of Flowered Voices
Blooming Under Bradford Skies is a masterful assemblage of rich works by…
What Does Islam Teach Us About Conserving Natural Resources?
Muslims need to look no further than the Quran for guidance, where…
I Cry at the Feet of My Other Body review: Mustapha Enesi’s Ode to Endurance
In his striking debut collection, I Cry at the Feet of My…