Nantygreens

20/09/2025

"Every man nurses his fear,

A hymn whispered in shadowed cathedrals of the heart.

Freedom drips like molten gold, never quite enough,

Pooling beneath the second creator—

She, with her red-hearted berry,

A silent oracle of forbidden fruits."

The Second Creator    Every man nurses his fear, A hymn whispered in shadowed cathedrals of the heart. Freedom drips like molten gold, never

17/09/2025

"It all happened on a starry night under the moonlight. The Alarede festival was taking place at the village square in Oyo town where all the young maidens came to show their dancing skills by wiggling protuberant backsides."
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Like a deer loves its doe, A vixen,  her fox...‎ So did Arike and Akande's love story begin... It all happened on a starry night under the

12/09/2025

"there are days you wander in between trunks of trees in the darkest forest imbedded in your veins. you wished plucking your two lens out of their sockets; wanting not to behold avid zombies climbing the stoops of your spine."

3 Poems│Abuoya Eruot

04/09/2025

https://nantygreens.com/fiction/nameless-desire-damilola-olaniyi/

You heard the knock but you don't answer immediately. It is a Saturday, and you aren't expecting anybody. You look at your pile of laundry that is

26/08/2025

https://nantygreens.com/features/finding-me-viola-davis-review/ "Viola Davis’s memoir Finding Me shows how identity, trauma, and resilience shape not only the performer but also the person beneath the roles."

I have always believed that actors have more to tell about themselves than the characters they portray. They often project pieces of themselves into each

20/08/2025

https://nantygreens.com/poetry/bust-prarthana-vijayakumar/

a thought walks into a s***t ground falls to its knees in tune

01/08/2025

Tomi Adeyemi's series looking absolutely stunning on these shelves. The cover art on these German editions is everything - pure fantasy perfection!

Who else gets completely mesmerized by perfectly curated book displays?

31/03/2025

Obinna Makata’s Fabricated Identities—exploring the seams between what’s crafted and what’s true.

29/07/2024

"No, sir, I mean yes, sir. I did not know about the boy until two months ago..." - Family Meeting.

How are you enjoying the collection?

10/06/2024

This month's 5 Anticipated Books are live on the site. Link in bio to read about them.

07/06/2024

“No One Can Tell My Story Better”: In Conversation with Tares Oburumu ( )

Click the link in bio to read the conversation.

02/06/2024

A Review of Pede Hollist’s So the Path Does Not Die by Lake Adedamola. Link in bio