2. 25 things writers should stop doing
4. Diss “Like”
5. Center of the Universe (via The New Yorker)
I want to write about what I read when – in rare times like this when I have all the time in the world to myself – I get the luxury of contemplating sweet, literary stuff rather than bury my head in the tedium of long linguistic theories. If I were to compile a list of recommendations of things to read to a friend – Nigerian or not, this would be a tentative list. There are very many more.
Poems
Suicide Notes. Poems by Dami Ajayi in Maple Tree Literary Supplement Issue 8.
Letter Home by Afam Akeh in MTLS Issue 2 is a long poem that haunts, and soothes.
Mayakovsky by Peter Akinlabi.
Three Poems by Obemata in Sentinel Nigeria Issue #5
What have YOU read that has moved you lately?
Blog Recommendation: I came across this blog a while ago. I like it mainly because of the way the blogger uses proverbs. On every new post, there is a proverb from Nigeria which is then translated before the body of the post. This is not only unique, it’s brilliant and refreshing. Check it out. We’ll need to ask her why she calls the blog Burnt Buttom Pot.
Financial Webminar: Brian England of Western Union (the guy behind the decision to slash transfer fees to Nigeria by half in April) has asked me to inform you of an online seminar on WU-sponsored College Savings which will take place on Tuesday, 27 July at different times – 12:00 p.m. ET 5:00 p.m. ET 8:00 p.m. ET. Here’s the link to the Webminar.
Here are a few blogs about literature, travelling and journalism that you should check out. I have also recently added them to my Favourite page.
Richard Ali on Nigerian Literature and the Arts.
Belinda Otas – Journalist, Writer, Blogger and theatre fanatic.
Naijablog – A British academic in Nigeria: views, observations and links.
Jude Dibia – Author of Unbridled and Walking With Shadows.
Novuyo Rosa – The Pen and I: Thoughts of a South-African writer.
Ruona Godwin-Agbroko – a Nigerian Journalist and 2010 Nial Fitzgerald Scholar in South Africa
Loomnie – thoughts of a Nigerian Anthropologist in Europe.
Ethan Zuckerman – My Heart’s in Accra.
Wordsbody – Nigerian Writer and Arts Journalist