African Poets Bot @AfricanPoetsBot
Celebrating the diverse voices of African poets. Africa 🌍 Joined January 2022-
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"he, barefooted on a football field, donning the jersey of an Italian team; the half-smile on his face, like a butterfly with one wing, almost beautiful." —'Gbenga Adeoba [Nightshift at the Coast]
"When shall I see again, my country, the pure horizon of your face? When shall I sit down once more at the dark table of your breast?" —Léopold Sédar Senghor [Long, long you have held between your hands]
"And while you trample on the bitter red soil of Africa Let these words of anguish keep time with your restless step— Oh I am lonely so lonely here." —David Diop [The Renegade]
“BIRD: You cannot know And should not bother; Tide and market come and go And so has your mother.” — John Pepper Clark [Streamside Exchange]
“CHILD: River bird, river bird, Sitting all day long On hook over grass, River bird, river bird, Sing to me a song Of all that pass And say, Will mother come back today?” — John Pepper Clark [Streamside Exchange]
“It is that my hands are also my father’s hands, and where the lines meet on the palm both of us have met and sat, each with his own silence not speaking. It is not that we are fighting It is the shape of love we have come to.” — Gbenga Adesina [Elegy of Hands]
“Here I am neurasthenic like a dog gone mad licking salty scabs of old wounds. With what words and with what face am I going to tell my orphaned children to forget their father?” — José Craveirinha [Cell 1]
“Even nightingales by West Lake cannot silence the wail of exile” — Dennis Brutus [Even Nightingales]
“this is how time is moving over the memory of you with the possibility to forgive death’s transgression. or at the very least scraping it to a bearable frame. love, see the years are peeling you back to me so fondly.” — Jakky Bankong-Obi [Peeled Back]
“In the solitary township lights and shadows play silently between the huts children sleep old people dream dogs sit panting flies buzz round the dunghill and from the roofs, threads of water drip — life affected by the absence of men—” — Antonio Jacinto [The People Went to War]
“The sun spun like a tossed coin. It whirled on the azure sky, it clattered into the horizon, it clicked in the slot, and neon-lights popped and blinked ‘Time expired’, as on a parking meter.” — Oswald Mbuyiseni Mtshali [Sunset]
“I imagine Kumase must have kissed silence the way new butterfly bones break after the British hellfire. The city, like the unfinished flesh of something hatched from the moon’s skull.” — Sarpong Osei Asamoah [Doomsday Device]
— Henneh Kyereh Kwaku [A short note on writing a joyful poem]
“The Ghanaian flag, once above my bed, Now bleeding on my desk. Some have said the colors are changing, The gold is a curse to our waters And Atiwa is dying, so China can find its bauxite. It is as if everyone who ever came here Was in search of their missing treasures.”
“The sun burns an open question The people have gone to war, the people have gone to war when will they come back? and no wing cuts the empty sky Kaianga has gone to war, Kaianga has gone to war I don’t know if he’ll come back” — Antonio Jacinto [The People Went to War]
“Ibadan, running splash of rust and gold — flung and scattered among seven hills like broken china in the sun.” — John Pepper Clark [Ibadan]
“Let all of you stop the death-cry and let me hear. It is home; I stood at death’s door and knocked throughout the night.” — Kofi Awoonor [Stop the Death Cry]
"They say Mussolini loved black shirts. He set the trains going on time but Rome wept all the same; Tears dropping on the hillsides of Ethiopia." —Mafika Pascal Gwala [Winter]
“I cannot blind myself to putrefying carcasses in the market place pulling giant vultures from the sky” — Odia Ofeimun [How can I sing?]
“Yes, Mandela, we shall be moved We are Men enough to have a conscience We are Men enough to immortalise your song We are Men enough to look Truth straight in the face To defy the devils who traded in the human Spirit” — Keorapetse Kgositsile [Yes, Mandela, we shall be moved]
Adedayo Agarau @adedayoagarau
16K Followers 7K Following Poet. The Years of Blood (Fordham UP). Stegner Fellow @stanford. @cavecanempoets. Leading @aroleagarawu. MFA Iowa. Member: @unseriousco. Views are mine alone.
josh @xyzofjosh
3K Followers 3K Following ᴄʀᴇᴀᴛɪᴠᴇ ᴡʀɪᴛᴇʀ, ᴅɪɢɪᴛᴀʟ ᴀʀᴛɪsᴛ. member, vi—@theFrontiersCo
Bookish Ezioma @EziomaKalu
14K Followers 4K Following Writer. Journalist. Associate Producer @newscentraltv. Book Influencer. Media/Comms girlie. The Nigerian lady who read 150 books in 2024. Rihanna Navy. BTS ARMY
Oluwaremilekun🧕 @RahmaOJimoh
6K Followers 4K Following Ashes 2025 @AfricanPoetryBF @AkashicBooks || Works in @Salthilljournal @Parenthesesart @TinderboxPoetry Reader: @ChestnutReview
The Martins Deep. @MartinsDeep1
3K Followers 1K Following Winner, Furious Flower Poetry Prize '25 • Work forthcoming in @AGNIMagazine @mqr_tweets @MinnesotaReview @SmokeLong
Nduta Waweru(Nduts) M... @_ndutawaweru
1K Followers 787 Following 📢 Invite me to readings. ●WINNER OF THE 2025 JAYLIT PRIZE FOR NONFICTION ●A ho for similes, Sam Smith, and Shane Filan 📧 [email protected]
Abu Bakr As-Siddique @bakronline
2K Followers 691 Following LEAKED FOOTAGES (@UnivNebPress, 2024). ✍in @BostonReview @UncannyMagazine @FiyahLitMag @Mizna_ArabArt Poetry Editor @NWFJournal
pamilerin jacob @pamilerinjacob
3K Followers 2K Following stained with light | ed: @poetrycolumnnnd, @poetrysangoota
Timi Sanni @timisanni
4K Followers 4K Following The Ordinary Affair of Being Human (2025) @AkashicBooks/@AfricanPoetryBF • In: @The_Rumpus @BlackWarriorRev @CincinnReview @ndrmag
PoetryColumnNND @PoetryColumnNnd
2K Followers 209 Following Weekly Poetry Column of @NigNewsDirect | Curator: @michael_imossan |Asst. Curator: @opendites, @Olu_MideManuel | S.M.C @fatihahquadri| Ed: @pamilerinjacob
oladimeji @Panini500bc
2K Followers 2K Following 🫂🍃Chapbook: @AfricanPoetryBF (2025) | poems in: @poetrymagazine @thenation @Mizna_ArabArt @NorthAmerReview @Transition_Mag | Poetry Editor @BlackWarriorRev
Sodïq Oyèkànmí @sodiqoyekan
2K Followers 1K Following 🎭 |••| fellow @poetrytranslate '23 UNDERTOW // @SundressPub best of the net winner '24 // poetry editor: @LucentDreaming
Samuel A. Adeyemi @samuelpoetry
4K Followers 3K Following Rose Ash (@AfricanPoetryBF/@AkashicBooks, '23). edits @afroliterary. reads @ChestnutReview. news ed. @royalfm951. metalhead. bleach. πάντα ῥεῖ.
Michael Imossan @michael_imossan
1K Followers 857 Following Author: “All that Refuses to Die” (University of Nebraska Press, 2026| Winner: Sillerman Prize For African Poetry ‘24 | Curator @poetrycolumnnnd
Muhammed Olówónjoyi... @APerSe_
1K Followers 2K Following biochemist. poet. winner, 2023 @thedawnreview prize for poetry. best small fictions ‘23. best of the net and best microfictions nominee. ♟️X❤️O
Nasiba Babale @NaseebaBabale
3K Followers 2K Following Medical Laboratory Scientist. Poet. Creative Director @poeticwednesdays Initiative Co-Curator @Kanopoetryfest Author: Pickled Moments; The Rain is Like You.
Tom Snarsky @TomSnarsky
16K Followers 9K Following He collected things, each of a holy intention in isolation, but pagan in the variety of his choice.—William Gaddis 💜🤟 @kristisnarsky // 🎤📚 @nightlightpoems
Arao AMENY @araoameny
9K Followers 10K Following Reader | Writer | In my language Leb Lango, Arao means “to gather, to collect”, and Ameny is “to bring light” | Proudly Lango | 🇺🇬 | I read 📚 @africanwriter
Aisha Musa @AishaMusahj
0 Followers 119 Following
Henry Samson @HenrySamsootkq
1 Followers 103 Following
matt @mattvangin
779 Followers 488 Following
Dr.Hamdi Meça @Hamdi_Meca
24 Followers 406 Following Dr. Hamdi Meça. Contemporary poet. International recognition. Translated. Awarded with prizes, recognitions, honorary titles, medals, in the global arena.
Shekinah Daniel @Sheksthought
31 Followers 82 Following WRITER || SINGER || LIFESTYLE || JESUS BABY || SPEAKER||PERFUME NERD
Deborah Oluniran @olunirandebra
351 Followers 548 Following Miles Morland Shortlistee. Prose Editor JayLit https://t.co/058q6AQDSr https://t.co/hBefSJhFe0
Onyedikachi D. Ngidi @Unclegodd
149 Followers 553 Following Jesus Christ | Identity | Questions | Creative genius | knowledge merchant | Truth | Poetry | Discovery |💡 of the 🌍 | Genesis
Sarit @Sarit64629638
1 Followers 33 Following
Jameson Kluger @JamesonKluger
246 Followers 6K Following Life is an Exchange | Entrepreneurial | Building ideas at the intersection of payments, innovation & impact. Passionate about digital solutions for Africa.
Victoria Oluwatosin @Victoria_toovia
7 Followers 59 Following Skincare Content Writer| Aesthetician.
Iliya Kambai Dennis�... @SonOfMalpauliya
364 Followers 961 Following Author: songs we sing before we sleep, 2020 @authorpedia. Verse, 2021 @inkspired. Litany of Longing (LOL), 2023 @konyaShamsrumi.
YoungPoseidon @anthonychiuzo
15 Followers 315 Following
Raven @Raven1637065
1 Followers 129 Following
Rocky Ghosh @datura_cosmos
347 Followers 4K Following There are no beautiful surfaces without a terrible depth.. Writes for :- https://t.co/x4YtYLq9to https://t.co/rDN0JcUrju
voiceNG @naijaverse
18 Followers 126 Following Built @VoiceNG — the first AI spoken word platform for Africans worldwide. Your voice is your therapy. 🎙️🌍
Bleeding Quill @quill_blee63506
192 Followers 558 Following Writing in progress ✍️ | Stories, ideas & reflections shared openly | Living in Nigeria 🇳🇬 | Join the journey of creation
Ken Odak Odumbe @oddacken
407 Followers 3K Following Development Consultant @spidconsulting (Climate Change, WASH, Food Systems, SDGs, Strategy Development, Reviews & Evaluations, Program Design, Health, Advocacy)
inlovewith_E @EstherOkorodud1
2K Followers 4K Following Book Worm📖| Poet| Writer| 3D Animator| Sapiosexual| Addicted to breaking free🦅❤️🔥
Omotayo Olokede @Iamkolotayo
18K Followers 17K Following Head, IT & Digital Transformation Leader | Maritime & Compliance Tech | Data Analyst | Excel Coach | Unashamed of the Gospel of Christ. @Arsenal
FisopsBookClub @FisopsKe
24 Followers 57 Following #AnAfricanShortStoriesBookClub. #WeRead #WeWrite #WeAnalyze African short stories, poetry and music from Africa. Email: [email protected]
Perfect Kwabena Yeboa... @YeboahPerfect
3 Followers 46 Following Nyame ba| Neurodivergent| Meet me halfway
Moïse @toujourmo
361 Followers 2K Following Interested in interesting ideas as they pop up. New is good old is bad,IDK.What do you think?
Damilare De-icon @Damilaredeicon
1K Followers 2K Following Law in the Books | Voice in the Streets | law President, Unilawrin | National Director, LAWSAN | Legal Mind | Formidable Writer | Tutor | Political Analyst.
Opeyemi Hazel @OpeyemiOlu69901
8 Followers 16 Following Poet|spoken word artist|writer|poems deep in tradition, proverbs n' ancient yoruba eulogy🖊️ Libra ♎ poetry is my utopia 🫶💜
Adekoya Kehinde 🌼 @Kehnie_ng
404 Followers 6K Following HR | Data analyst in training | ACIPM student | @NGSuperEagles diehard
Joshua P. Olatunde @JayPeeisJP
200 Followers 6K Following Literatti £nt$ #ART$ Head MU$Ing #Afrobeats*Up #IBadan #Yoruba 🇳🇬 #FriendofEarth Researching^ #SDG Project$ @UNESCO #GlobalGoals #AGRIC #NoFoodWaste #LOVE
Solomon Pen @SolomonPen12129
71 Followers 560 Following 🇿🇦Never Mind The Magic in my Writings|• My Pen is My Magic Wand.📝 |• Poet 📜| Photographer📸 |°° Author . 🔞
FabricOfTeacy @FabricOfTeacy
16 Followers 210 Following Writer by force. Fragmented lyric micro prose (what a mouthful). I explore embodiment, identity, wonder in the mundane, and the interior life.
Thabang Mikhail Malul... @Thabang7m
32 Followers 631 Following Writer & philosopher|Thoughts on Fear,mind,time and ego| Author of The Dialogue Between Yesterday & Tomorrow |⏳|Meraki Nous Lagos #DeepQuotes #OriginalThoughts.
Ben Junior @BenJunior849666
10 Followers 49 Following Philosophy student( Seminarian). ✍️ Poet,Playwright and a bookworm. 📚 Currently reading: The Summon
Sunkanmi Oladipo @SunkanmiOl74779
9 Followers 179 Following Hello Sir/Ma. I'm town planner by profession. Being Realtor, building developing, facilitate manager, site supervisor and properties manager.
TWunmi00 @TWunmi00
700 Followers 6K Following Honour God Authentically. Ezekiel 18, John 3, 1 John3 (NLT Bible) https://t.co/djKYvrodSK | Add value to yourself and to the world. I follow back.
Wisteria @WisteriaFlowerb
0 Followers 57 Following
1455 @1455LitArts
828 Followers 2K Following Celebrating creativity and building community. We love storytelling. Visit us at https://t.co/ixUtec7j3M Help us keep our programming FREE! https://t.co/QKeoVQgtyo
fredkubai @WeissFredd63456
58 Followers 700 Following Procurement officer/plumber /freedom fighter 🇰🇪
Neris ◎ 🇵🇸 @neris_io
712 Followers 1K Following Caribeño y afrodescendiente 🇵🇷 | Fotoperiodista, fotógrafo y sociólogo | ADHD-I | Hechos 4:32 | Co-losetero
/ᐠ⑅マ︵⟆✩ @hearteyedmorena
305 Followers 5K Following "૮₍ •⤙•˶ 𝜗𝜚 28yo ⋆ they/he/she ⋆ biromantic/demisexual enby boricua 🇵🇷 ⋆ tropical scorpio/swati ☽ ♡ sidereal libra/chitra ☽ ⋆ 20+ 🐇🐈⬛🦋💕🌺🐚
Hasham @loveinignorance
5 Followers 85 Following Student of poetry, student of philosophy. Poet, reader, witness. Words in Madrigal, Lovers Lit, Amsterdam Review and others. ❤️Trends for United States
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