by Nnimmo | Feb 1, 2025 | Alternatives, Culture, Development alternatives, Poetry, Rights of Nature/Mother Earth, Stories
“…all classical traditions of world literature are fostered by environments where there are intensive struggles against great evils for the restoration of human dignity.” – G. G. Darah, “Revolutionary Pressures in the Literature of the Niger Delta” The Community...
by Nnimmo | Oct 16, 2023 | Alternatives, Analysis, Culture, Environment, Governance, Poetry, Stories
I thank the Chancellor and President, and the entire family of York University for the great honour being extended to me today. Being born at a time we were at the edge of breaking free from colonialism, the notion of independence was built early into my psyche....
by Nnimmo | Jun 7, 2023 | Climate Change, Climate/Ecological Crimes, Corporate Capture, Environment, Poetry
Convenience and Greed The two thieves between whom We are nailed. Shall we forgive them Seeing they know exactly what they are doing? Held high as cheap Hoisted aloft as efficient We got enarmoured Denuded Spat upon Slapped Our dignity dragged in oceans of crude...
by Nnimmo | Feb 16, 2022 | Poetry, Stories
Stolen Across swollen waters To you, thousands of us were Pieces of wood, tusks, brass To tickle the fancies of heartless merchants and enablers of violence But you were wrong. A heist of brass and wood and ivory Murderous desecration of our revered palace Over a...
by Nnimmo | Dec 20, 2021 | Climate Change, Climate/Ecological Crimes, Dirty Energy, Poetry, Rights of Nature/Mother Earth
Having lived millions of years In the bowel of the Earth With occasional forays to the surface You lent yourself to be used as mortar And sometimes tar Sometimes you trapped folks in pits as in Sodom and Gomorrah But finally, some clever folks...
by Nnimmo | Nov 6, 2021 | Climate Change, Climate/Ecological Crimes, Corporate Capture, Culture, Environment, Poetry, Rights of Nature/Mother Earth
12 years ago We were already in Injury Time Fighting for a temperature target of 1C Today Nature has been patient enough So patient not to call off the game Though the ball has left the pitch Nature has given humans a moment to think This is extra time in Injury...
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