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Editorial
Coursing the Runes
Few feelings are more distinctive than that which an editor feels
at the writing of his first editorial. What
makes this even more so is when it is for a
literary magazine such as this one, Nigerian
literature being the cusp of this writer and the
ambience in which his magazine will bloom, or
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Letter from
the Publisher
Outside In
February 15, 2010 has just
become an important date for me. Like December
1, 2002 has been important to me; being the date
that Sentinel Poetry Movement was established.
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The
Adulteress
a short story by
Sifa Asani
Gowon
I am awakened by loud banging and shouts outside
the door. I am momentarily confused until I see
Shimei hurriedly putting his clothes on, his
eyes wild with fear.
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Nigeria's Macabre Carnival
A
review of Alpha Emeka's The Carnival
by Jerome Terpase Dooga
On
a quiet, moonlit night, petrol bombs are
used to set the Katako market on fire.
Nothing escapes the fire. Three figures
disappear quietly into an alley. The
people of Rom village are roused from
their sleep by the sound of rapid
gunfire which appears to be coming from
every direction. Many houses are set
ablaze.
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