Nantygreens

28/08/2026

"where the rains pelt against her supple skin

like mystic divination against a sacred stone.

i see her enthralling body swaying to the sound"

The Weight of Dark Shades in White Hues i see the devouring spirits circle my joy.  i watch them brood over my calm. daily, they sit on my sofa,

26/08/2026

Tell Me by Mai Maisha sits with the weight of colonial memory - what was taken, what was tried, what was lost. Full piece on the site - link in bio.

African Literature

21/08/2026

"About how they invaded the villages. How the soldiers arrived in canoes."

Tell Me - Mia Maisha's poem on Congo's colonial violence.

About how they invaded the villages. How the soldiers arrived in canoes. How the villagers heard them arriving and put together parcels of food and grain

06/08/2026

The blame

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06/07/2026

"mary gives my mother a fig smelling of the desert she will one day end up in..."

From Content Warning: Everything, Emezi's debut poetry collection. A meeting of two mothers, one divine, one flesh and everything that lives in the space between them.


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04/06/2026

"The almighty dollar smelt like something I had wiped my butt with."
Adedoyin Ajayi arrives in the archive with a coming-of-age story that is funny, sharp, and quietly devastating. Read Lord of All Creation — link in bio.


African Writers

25/04/2026

I’ve never been to the beach  But i can swear It smells just like my sister— 6628 miles away from me You can call this scent a synonym for hope 

21/02/2026

https://nantygreens.com/book-review/only-big-bu**um-matters-tomorrow-damilare-kuku/

“I plan to renovate my bu**um in Lagos, live there for some time, and hopefully meet the love of my life!” The book immediately plunges us into the drama