 Emokpaire Faith was born on December 10th, 1998 in Okigwe Main town, Imo state. She is currently studying biochemistry in Federal University, Otueke, Bayelsa state. Her love for words draws inspiration from the likes of great poets and authors like Justin Blanley, Chinyere .M. Ugokwe and Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie. Between June and August 2018, there was a call for submission for the Sprinng Literary Movement annual poetry contest. The prompt of the contest was to: "write a simple poem on any theme of choice, between 5-10 lines." Out of the 238 submissions that we received for this contest, we have found Emokpaire Faith worthy to be the winner of the SLM 2018 Poetry Contest. She will be receiving the N25,000 cash prize plus N10,000 gift-card to shop for books at Roving Heights. See the winning poem below: Edisemi you sat in the womb
Of a black woman Drank milk from the pipes of the soil Laughed at the harshness of the sun Ordained your lips with clay from the waterside You are as black as they come It doesn't matter how far you run Or the time you take to roll your tongue Or the weaves you buy to marry your skull Our people say no matter how far a lady goes How she moves and danced with snow her bones still belongs to her root.
2 Comments
Ayinde Oluwatobi
16/9/2018 07:55:26 pm
This is an amazing poem i could relate with it. Ironically it's the opposite of what's happening in Africa now most people don't want to be related with their roots anylonger.
Emokpaire Faith
17/9/2018 09:25:31 am
Im so honoured thank you Leave a Reply. |
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