BREATHING BEES BY OFEM UBI
She is honey Vicious sweet fluid produced from the nectar of God’s hands Chased by bees as men who come buzzing in sounds of love both…
AN ODE TO THE AFRICAN GIRL | OFEM UBI
You were rich like crude oil An innumerable number of breathing glittering gold Your beauty was a silent sermon echoing through vast lands and kingdoms beyond…
Some Places Are Not Meant For Us By Solomon Unimke
“SOME PLACES ARE NOT MEANT FOR US” In life, some persons are not supposed to be where they are, because such a place is not meant…
THE EYE OF PERSPECTIVES BY OFEM UBI
From the eyes of a singer The world is music Carefully arranged in choruses and stanzas Made possible with strings and keys, beats and drums And…
The Whore House by Ofem Ubi
THE WHOREHOUSE She dances in the shadows As darkness is a word her syllabus are all way too familiar with She’s unstable like the climate And…
WHAT IS WRONG WITH BEING BLACK? OFEM UBI
She handed me the book And its title became my muse As I stare at the cover page hoping to find answers to the question that…
YOU SHOULD MEET BLANKPAPERZ YOUNG WRITER OF THE MONTH (JANUARY)
It’s not about being the best, it’s about having the desire. Through words, whether it’s working on Canaan City FM or writing and performing poems, Ofem…
BEHIND THE COLLAR BY OFEM UBI
Behind the collar lies blood, dust, marrows and veins Lies mistakes swept beneath the carpet of our Lord’s mercy and grace Behind the collar lies sacrifice,…
LETTER TO DEATH BY OFEM UBI
You come guarded like an arms man Paying deaf ears to the reasons made by your victims You take who you delight in And it’s sad…
DONATIONS FOR BOOK GIVEAWAY
“A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies, said Jojen. The man who never reads lives only one.” The Blankpaperz Monthly Book Giveaway is a…
Lessons From 2016 by Blessing Bassey
“I didn’t deserve it but he (GOD) gave me a second chance” I lived a life of hypocrisy, bitterness, sadness & loneliness. Not like it was…
My School Life By Abasiono
***DAY ONE*** I remember when I began school, I was barely three years old yet eager to be in school like my senior brothers. Mama had…
I used my school fees for my cousin – Julius’ lessons from 2016
Deh, Julius Prince 2016 was indeed an eventful year for me. Maybe it was because that was the year I fully settled down as a student…