4 POETS WIN COPIES OF WHAT CAN WORDS DO IN MAY #WhatCanWordsDo? CONTEST Let thunderbolts send reprisals Lighting our way through Bright shadows of the North Till we unmask our fears ... If well study war no more And leave not saliva prints Upon earths rickety tits; If well tell truth beyond ... In the land of poetry, numerous are your heirs Your words are as good as fresh air And satisfying to the soul when we inhale For that, your name shall forever be told in our tales ... Whooosh! Well done poets! Like I always say, the poets in this nation must be heard by everyone, even those who claim not to love poetry. The power in a few lines of a poem can do much damage or repairs than whatever you can imagine... Yeah, the submissions and the judging is over. I found it very entertaining to read through the poems. All stayed through to the theme and most explored all the given themes. I however noticed that the tributes to Maya were somewhat better. None of the entries was terrible but more than a few were very awesome and worthy for publication anywhere. It was hard selecting the winners but the job has to be done and done it was – thanks to my bosses James Ademuyiwa Jamesconco and Adedayo Adeyemi Agarau. Their comments as Judges came into play in selecting the eventual winners. Nobody should go and punch them o! Uncle Jeremiah Peters went ballistics in WHY? and he got the job done! Proofsegz poem SELF SLAVE OF SELF is a fine one message-wise but it betrays misjudgment in the diction, with some words sticking out like sore thumbs. Adeniji Olayemi caught my attention with MESSENGERS OF DEATH. Fine words, fine theme, well laid message. Poet Odunola Don Kolawolus WHAT IS OUR CRIME has a good message, but the telling was rather weak...needs to be enriched. His tribute, SING NOT A DIRGE was however well executed. He went political in ELECTION 2015, CAPTAINS OF CORRUPTION and tackled Boko Haram in 234 FUTURE MOTHERS and UNWANTED GUEST. Versatile poet, Iyeomoan Emmanuel Ehizogie went on a poetry-marathon. He entered lovely poems like WE ARE ONE IN THIS FIGHT, THE CLOCK TICKS AGAIN, a politics-themed lament with experimental form, a very mature tribute to Maya, REQUIEM TO THE MAY ANGEL. You need to read his ANTI-BOOK RAMS. LOL! The political message in Antoni Chidera Okafors GOSPEL rings clear and true. I loved it and so did Judge Ademuyiwa. He tribute to Maya ANGELS COO is a masterpiece...almost rhymed too. Poet Raphael Kueniemugh Bestmans lament IF deserves a round of applause! I loved it so much that I had to publish it on WRRPoetry. The judges noted vagueness about it though. My friend Nnawuihe Wisdom-Chisom (Wisdom Chisom Love) spoke the mind of the politically apathetic Nigerians in the poem WHY PONDER. As was noted by Judge Ademuyiwa noted the poet became a soothsayer within the lines. His poem for Maya, TRIBUTE is no less interesting. I find very appealing his INHUMANITY, a poem whose message is what we need to hear more of. Same goes for FATE and WHO SHALL, political and revolutionary, respectively. Judge Agarau said his eyes remain on him. LOL. Poet Oluwapelumi Kay, pulled off a fine poem in #BRINGBACKOURGIRLS, though it needs some editing. His Enslaved by greed spoke the truth about our nation - creatively. 2015 Election is a fine poem that needs to be spiced up while MEN OF EVIL is another Kay-beauty. Sir Okeme Jerome Akpevwes WEALTHY BEGGARS is one of my favourite amongst the political poems entered. Good message and delivery. I could hardly fault MAYA LIVES ON nor pick at his daring, pragmatic THE OTHER WAY. Judge Agarau was obviously pleased. SOUND THE TOCSIN by Jacobs Adewale is not a poem to be ignored. Though I did not get the title, I sure did get the poem. And the winners are..... READ ALL THE ENTRIES, THE WINNERS AND THE WINNING POEMS HERE: brainypoet.blogspot/2014/06/4-poets-win-copies-of-what-can-words-do.html Remember to drop a comment....
Posted on: Sun, 15 Jun 2014 11:50:43 +0000
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