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What being Igbo means to me OR Mouth of my father, strength of our right hand

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May 30, 2022

What being Igbo means to me OR Mouth of my father, strength of our right hand

May 30, 2022

Chinelo Orji

Come, let’s write about New York

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Nov 11, 2023

Come, let’s write about New York

Nov 11, 2023

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Man’s Wanderings

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Feb 26, 2021

Man’s Wanderings

Feb 26, 2021

Chinelo Orji

Panthera’s Lair

The pounce the vigor. For strength and honor. No one calls you to a duel. Your mouth the weapon. A roar that dulls the thunderstorm…

Jun 27, 2020

Panthera’s Lair

Jun 27, 2020

Chinelo Orji

A Bleeding World

The earth stood still. And life stopped moving. Shaken in many places. By a germ we cannot see. From bat to wind and glove to mask. To…

Apr 19, 2020

A Bleeding World

Apr 19, 2020

Chinelo Orji

Seeking Babylon

in babylon you long for the language of home. and her taste on the tongue. so you speak. to yourself. in your sleep. on the phone. to your…

Dec 14, 2019

Seeking Babylon

Dec 14, 2019

Chinelo Orji

Uncovering Home

Home calls out in scrambled voices. Come home, we miss you. Home is where we laugh like scattered dots, dear sister. Home hollers in…

Dec 14, 2019

Uncovering Home

Dec 14, 2019

Chinelo Orji

Nancy’s EverGreen

Snatching buds from greens like grubs. Wild thorns. Sword in soil. The roses fell before they could bloom. Fiery weeds. Black of night…

Sep 14, 2019

Nancy’s EverGreen

Sep 14, 2019

Chinelo Orji

Iroko in the Wind

The Afro sits like a crown upon your head. Growing wild and out. Untamed. Unbending. This hair is your cape. The Afro is like an iroko in…

Jul 7, 2019

Iroko in the Wind

Jul 7, 2019

Chinelo Orji

Uncle Saa Marambo

He’s not an Uncle that is really an Uncle. He’s an Uncle because of what Uncle means. He knows to come when pot is cooking. He knows to…

Jul 7, 2019

Jul 7, 2019

Chinelo Orji

Chinelo Orji

For the homesick and the lost.And all who away from home,seek home.For the tired and the brave.And all who away from home,find home.For them not afraid. To try.

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