The Gbagyi Poet

Simplicity is attractive.

[The Gbagyi Poet @zaka_george]

Different seasons have different kinds of growth.
Everything is made of light.
Everything we see is light.
You must shine your own light.

#happybirthday

[Elnathan John @elnathan_john]

There will be a book soon, people. Looking forward to sharing more details and a book cover by the end of August. It is a book I never thought I would write, but one that tells many stories that are close to my heart, stories about the many roads I have taken, about faith, about family, about loss, about death, about love and sex and desire, about the messy, never-ending process of healing. It is a book I dedicate to my late brother, whose life and death is a core part of the story, and who I wish could have lived long enough to read my stories.

[Mofiyinfoluwa Odubanke. @__mofiyinfoluwa]

‘Running from God doesn’t count as cardio’ is the funniest thing I’ve heard this week 😭

[🍂edwardson🍁✨ @eddiewatson31]

So excited to share my 2024 C.D. Wright Poetry prize-winning poem! 🎊

Incredibly grateful to the team at The Arkansas International for issue 18! Such a beautiful cover (in thread), and my name on the front page alongside other phenomenal writers whom I admire!

[Chinụalụmọgụ Ezenwa-Ọhaeto @ChinuaEzenwa]

In 2024, my essay on my father, “The Last Time I Saw My Father,” was published in The Republic. Today, my essay on my mother, “A Windmill in a Whirlwind,” is now live on @IseleMagazine. Grateful to Isele editor & to Mubanga Kalimamukwento. Do read here👇🏽:https://t.co/8qFKH6F8oS

[The Gbagyi Poet @zaka_george]

@eddiewatson31 Congratulations! 🎉

[Elnathan John @elnathan_john]

In case you missed my last essay, I posted an updated and reworked version of a story I published a while back. Link in next tweet.

[Chinụalụmọgụ Ezenwa-Ọhaeto @ChinuaEzenwa]

Here is one of the poems from The Naming. Written as a way of communicating and navigating communication with a new born, my nephew. It's a tender piece. I think you should read other wonderful pieces from the book. Do grab a copy here: https://t.co/PMG6a02iKL

[Chinụalụmọgụ Ezenwa-Ọhaeto @ChinuaEzenwa]

I am happy to share that the good people at @ninthletter accepted and published my latest poem "The Strangeness of Survival" which is partly on the survival of suicide, loneliness and depression in their latest issue. I hope it brings you light. Link: https://t.co/kBEkC97XCQ

[Unserious Collective @UnseriousCo]

The Unserious Collective is pleased to announce that the 2026 UC Fellowship is officially open for submissions! As usual, it’s free to submit.

We now have a new submission portal, so please keep that in mind. No more email submissions.

Guidelines: https://t.co/ZBojE0iamH

[The Gbagyi Poet @zaka_george]

@rasaq_malik You're welcome.

[The Gbagyi Poet @zaka_george]

I just finished reading the review and it's so beautiful!
Now I'm going to get the book and read it 💯❤️

[Chinụalụmọgụ Ezenwa-Ọhaeto @ChinuaEzenwa]

My review of my friend's @rasaq_malik book, "The Origin of Wounds" got published today on @adroitjournal. You need to buy this book if you haven't. Available in Nigeria and on Amazon. Kindly read here:
https://t.co/Xd1r6uOJwl

[The Gbagyi Poet @zaka_george]

@adedayoagarau @masobebooks I'll be glad to read the following titles and others on the Masobe App:
1. The Years of Blood by Adedayo Agarau
2. Boys will be Boys by Miracle Emeka Nkwor
3. The Inventory of Lost Things by Abubakar Ibrahim
4. The Origin of Wounds by Razaq Malik Gbolahan

[Masobe Books @masobebooks]

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[Masobe Books @masobebooks]

Dear Masobe Readers,

This one is for you. It’s finally here.

We are proud to introduce the Masobe App— a new digital platform designed to make access to African books easier, more convenient, and significantly more affordable for readers everywhere.

[The Republic @republicjournal]

📣 Our February-April 2025 issue, 100 Years of Ladi Kwali: Stories from Another Nigeria, is out!
Cover: ‘Ladi Kwali’ by Osaze Amadasun

[Chinụalụmọgụ Ezenwa-Ọhaeto @ChinuaEzenwa]

Happy World Poetry Day. From me and The Naming. My father @EzenwaOhaeto introduced me to poetry. Here is "Mercy" from The Naming.

[The Republic @republicjournal]

The wait is over. The cover of our next issue is a commanding illustration of Ladi Kwali: a cultural icon and one of the most consequential artists in Nigeria's history.

[Adedayo Agarau @adedayoagarau]

My book is out in Nigeria today and I don't know what to do.

But hey, congratulations Adedayo. You wanted your book, The Years of Blood, in Nigeria so now you have it. It's in a company of accomplished writers.

🥹

[Joemario Umana @JoemarioU38615]

YARNZ MAGAZINE amazing die! And I am super excited to have three of my poems inside their inaugural issue alongside other brilliant writers! Thank you very much to the editors at @theyarnzmag for giving my works a home and for curating such a lit issue 🌹
Enjoy the poems 🌹✨