"Poetry is the only genre that understands my heart and translates my heartbeat onto the pages." 💓📝 🌊 Read more about Victor, the poet as archivist: carawaterfall.substack.com/p/31-victor-... #currents #Archipel

"My work reflects the socio-political condition of Nigerians… and what we, as Igbos, are known for." 🇳🇬✊🏾 ~ Victor Unachukwu 🌿 🔗 carawaterfall.substack.com/p/31-victor-... #currents #IgboPoet

🌊 "Archiving these stories for the next generation to read, for me, stands as a lasting legacy." 📚✨" 📚✨ Full profile: carawaterfall.substack.com/p/31-victor-... #currents #PoetryAsWitness

Côte d’Ivoire 3–0. Coup de marteau everywhere. I wrote about the noise, the joy, the elephant in the room. carawaterfall.substack.com/p/the-elepha...

🐘 CAN season. The elephant is back in the room. New on Archipel: writing from inside the noise. carawaterfall.substack.com/p/the-elepha... #AFCON2025 #CôtedIvoire #Abidjan #FootballCulture #WestAfrica #CulturalWriting

🌊 Craft is the work beneath the work. 🎨✨ DEW Scholar Isaiah Adepoju reflects on the lessons he's learning as he puts together his first creative writing workshop. 📝🔍 🔗 carawaterfall.substack.com/p/craft-comm... #PoetryCraft #Archipel #Currents 🌊

🌊 New on #Archipel: Craft · Community · Visibility A mentorship reflection centering the voice of DEW Scholar Isaiah Adepoju — on making the work, building community and learning how to be seen. 🔗 carawaterfall.substack.com/p/craft-comm... #poetry #mentorship #Currents #DEWScholar

Highlighting Groundwork 🩵📃 — the generative writing workshop co-founded by Elena Sénéchal-Becker & Knowah Holder. Writing toward new queer futures. ✨ More → carawaterfall.substack.com/p/30-elena-s... #Groundwork #QueerWriters #Archipel

New on #Archipel 🌿 A conversation with **Elena Sénéchal-Becker** ✨ on care, design, queer lineage, and writing as refuge. ✍️ Read → carawaterfall.substack.com/p/30-elena-s... #Currents #QueerWriters #WritingCommunity

🎭 “Binda turns everyday language into theatre — bold, absurd, brilliant.” Full feature ↓ 👉 tr.ee/77Qacq #BindaNgazolo #Nouchi #SlamIvoirien #Currents #Archipel

🎧 “Nash is cadence incarnate. She takes the mic and the room rearranges itself.” Full feature ↓ 👉 tr.ee/77Qacq #Nash #Nouchi #IvorianMusic #RapIvoirien #Currents #Archipel

⚡ “Nouchi at full voltage. Zero fear. 100% vision.” Full profile ↓ 👉 tr.ee/77Qacq #Suspect95 #Nouchi #RapIvoirien #Currents #Archipel

🗣 “My words are built to tear down walls.” — Henri-Michel Yéré See the bilingual feature ↓ 👉 tr.ee/77Qacq #HenriMichelYere #Nouchi #Poetry #Abidjan #Archipel #Currents

🍲 “Forty-eight hours without grub, and we could drop at any second.” — Kapegik, Mort Subite Full feature ↓ 👉 tr.ee/77Qacq ✨ All misfires belong to the translator; all brilliance to the author. #Kapegik #Nouchi #IvorianLiterature #Abidjan

🌆🗣️ New: Nouchi 101 A deep dive into Abidjan’s living language — a tongue shaped by the street, by history, by humor, by refusal. I also spotlight 5 artists who bend language toward something electric and alive. Full post ↓ 👉 tr.ee/77Qacq #Nouchi #CotedIvoire #UrbanPoetics #Archipel #LivingLanguages

🌿 New in #Archipel | #Currents 📣 Pamilerin Jacob’s chapbooks trace the interior shifts that shape a life into art. 🗺️🫶 Read Cordial With Disillusionment for free & you can also donate to a stellar poet, editor & community builder! 🎁🇳🇬 tr.ee/MhsaRw 🔗 #NigerianPoetry #NigerianPoet 🌱

🌊 New in #Archipel | #Currents 📣 Pamilerin Jacob says his art is “a transliteration of the subconscious” — a way to carry interior life into language without losing its pulse. ❤️‍🔥 Read the full feature here: tr.ee/MhsaRw 🔗 #NigerianPoetry #NigerianPoet #NaijaPoetry #AfricanPoetry #PoetryCommunity 🌀

🌊 📚 Before it was a book, #TheRacialImaginary began as a public exchange — a collective act of noticing how imagination is shaped by history. ✍️ I explores how imagination isn't neutral in my latest #Archipel post: tr.ee/V4KNhY #Poetry #ClaudiaRankine #BethLoffreda #ArtsAndEquity #Currents

🌊 #Currents Prompt #2: The Syllabus Is Flammable What happens if we stop worshipping the canon and start rewriting it? 🔥 Write your own controlled burn. Read + respond on #Archipel: tr.ee/SiFyQP #PoetryCommunity #WritingPrompt #ControlledBurn #Archipel #CraftTalk #Poetry #AmWriting

✨ New on #Archipel — The Small Work of Staying Reflections from Abidjan on creative continuity, daily gestures, and how we hold steady in changing times. Read: tinyurl.com/3h4469w7 #PoetryCommunity #TheSmallWorkOfStaying #WestAfricanPoetry #CreativeMentorship

"To write is to build home inside language." Meet Nigerian poet & essayist Joel Oyèlékè, 📖 author of God Is a Poet (Faithful Global Publications, 2024). Read The Philosopher-Poet in #Archipel Interview #28: 28https://tinyurl.com/bd4sx2h6 #NigerianPoet #PoetryOfPlace #CreativeCommunity

Nigerian poet Joel Oyèlékè writes where devotion becomes craft — where scripture and streetlight meet. Read his story in Archipel: tinyurl.com/bd4sx2h6 #Archipel #CurrentsVoicesInMotion #FaithAndArt #PoetryCommunity #NigerianPoet

Archipel Alumni #2: 5 writers making waves: Featuring: @kimfahner.bsky.social, @robmclennan.bsky.social, Virginia Ryan, @kevinspenst.bsky.social & Zaynab Iliyasu Bobi. Read, respond, relay → tinyurl.com/zc836xnf #Poetry #CreativeCommunity #PoetsOfBluesky #CreativeCommunity

In Abidjan, the city writes itself. Every gbaka—our shared minibus—is a poem in motion: Respect Obligé. Y’a Dieu Dedans. Turbo. I call it **Gbaka Grammar**—Abidjan’s rolling archive of belief, hustle & humour. 🌊 Read the essay → tinyurl.com/ddfjk425 #Abidjan #PoetryOfPlace #CotedIvoire

Year Two starts now 🌊 Support the DEW Scholarship—and celebrate our inaugural scholar Isaiah Adepoju — by: 💳 subscribing, 🔁 sharing, or ✉️ emailing to underwrite a need. Give an emerging poet a community & a compass 🧭.” Begin here: carawaterfall.substack.com/subscribe #Poetry #ArtsSupport #Mentorship

Introducing our 1st DEW Scholar: Isaiah Adepoju: “The least I expect is to win anything for poetry—I am still shocked.” Our Judges: "Not ornament for its own sake, but cadence as a path to understanding." Celebrate with us & read more: tinyurl.com/4eu52e2f #Poetry #Mentorship #EmergingPoets

🔬✍🏾 Med student → poet at the edge of language: **@ademindpoems**. Read the **Currents** feature: tinyurl.com/yzw7uhcr If language falters, Adesiyan Oluwapelumi’s lines keep vigil.

🌊 New on Archipel: Currents launches: mentorship & multilingual poetics—plus a feature on Adesiyan Oluwapelumi's Mouthful of Cinders (@akashicbooks.bsky.social/APBF, Dec 2025). Read: tinyurl.com/yzw7uhcr #PoetryCommunity #NigerianPoetry #AfricanPoetry #Chapbook

Travel was Elizabeth Jaeger’s pulse—6 continents, countless blog posts, always writing on the move. Then the world stopped moving. Out of lockdown & grief came Stolen. Read our Archipel interview → tinyurl.com/3skhrcfx #WritersOfBsky #TravelWriting #COVIDMemoir

New in Archipel: a dialogue with Elizabeth Jaeger on loss, persistence & memory. Her memoir Stolen is part diary, part testimony — a record of grief & resilience in the time of COVID. @unsolicitedpress.bsky.social Read→ tinyurl.com/3skhrcfx #Poetry #WritersOfBsky #GriefLit #COVID19 #YearOfTheWomxn

I spent the summer writing poems & came back to Côte d’Ivoire full of pages. Two weeks into la rentrée & I already need another holiday. 😅 Excited to announce the first Donald E. Waterfall Scholarship Fund recipient soon! Until then… mountain nap. 💤 👉 carawaterfall.substack.com/p/sept-2025-...

🐍 In #MotherViper, snakes — once symbols of sin in my faith — became power, freedom, rebirth.” Interview with Savannah Cooper on leaving the Southern Baptist church, reclaiming symbols & writing from the sacred & profane. tinyurl.com/mrxb353c #poetry #UnsolicitedPress #YearOfTheWomxn

Elena Barcia’s masterful translation of Chilean poet Malú Urriola's brilliant collection, EXQUISITE CORPSE @unsolicitedpress.bsky.social out July 15! Her work blends surrealism, Dadaist experimentation & personal reflection. tinyurl.com/yc8fns26#Poe... #WomenInTranslation #YearofWomxn

6th-grade poetry workshop ✍️ where students found their wild selves through verse. 🐘🦁🪳Turns out 12-year-olds have a lot to teach us about authenticity & creative expression. Read more: : tinyurl.com/ydzbkjkw #Poetry #Teaching #CreativeWriting #Education #WritingCommunity

📢 Applications close in 3 DAYS for the Donald E. Waterfall Scholarship Fund! ✍️ 1-year poetry mentorship program 🌏 Open worldwide to poets 18+ 💫 Distinguished judges: @robmclennan & @salimaTM Apply by June 15th (midnight UTC): bit.ly/4k2u7U5 #Poetry #Writers #LiteraryMentorship

📚 Powerful and unflinching, Zaynab Iliyasu Bobi's "Uncensored Snapshots" bears witness to Northern 🇳🇬's ongoing crisis through masterful poetry. A vital collection that challenges systemic silence while documenting history. Read more: tinyurl.com/6m6w9kxd Available now: tinyurl.com/yrtz7fvt

🎉 The Donald E. Waterfall Scholarship Fund is Accepting Applications! Deadline June 1st! ✨ Key Details: Open worldwide to poets 18+ writing in English; Deadline: June 1, 2025 (UTC) Apply now: bit.ly/4k2u7U5 #PoetryMentorship #CreativeWriting #LiteraryArts #PoetsCommunity

@michaelimossan.bsky.social's poetry profoundly articulates Nigerian identity, transforming multiple inner voices into a unified chorus. In "For the Love of Country & Memory," he seamlessly bridges personal experience & national consciousness. bit.ly/3SaeihY #NigerianPoetry #WritingCommunity

"I learned to work with fear, to listen to the noise within me and make music out of it" — @michaelimossan.bsky.social discusses creative challenges & transformation in my latest interview: bit.ly/3SaeihY The Smell of Absence is available this December! 🌟📚 #Poetry #WritingCommunity #NigerianPoet

Following the bold path of her dream mentor Marina Abramovic, Sharmila Nezovic becomes a living "360-degree canvas." Her performances transform abstract concepts into visceral experiences that demand attention. 🎭 bit.ly/42B1TbM #PerformanceArt #ContemporaryArt #LiveArt #AustralianArt

Like an archaeologist mapping a dig site, Sharmila Nezovic approaches her canvas with precision, yet spontaneous creative impulses emerge spawning raw interpretations of urban life. Read more about Sharmila in Archipel's 22nd interview: bit.ly/42B1TbM #creativecommunity #urbanart #Australianartist

🌟 My heart is full after my first 'Radiant Wound' book launch at American Space, Université Felix Houphouët-Boigny! Discovered #Cotedivoire as my "daughterland", a conscious, developing connection rather than one tied to ancestry. 🙏📚✨ bit.ly/43Vqr1r #RadiantWound #UnsolicitedPress #Abidjan

This #WomensHistoryMonth, I’m amplifying the voices of the extraordinary women who have been profiled in my Substack, Archipel. 🌍✨ bit.ly/4hF8ffC #WomenInArts #CreativeCommunity #GlobalVoices

The Antique Lemonade ecosystem in #Accra is a masterclass in cultural innovation: Franka's café includes a gallery, store & foundation for preserving #Ghana 's heritage. The experience extends to ghananipa.com, a #digitalarchive of Ghana's everyday heroes. 🇬🇭🎨🌐 bit.ly/43jdjTv #CreativeEconomy

From children's literature to documentary film, Franka-Maria Andoh weaves Ghana's rich cultural tapestry into every medium she touches. Her award-winning books connect readers with their heritage, while her film "Omo Ghana, Man for Chop" explores migration & survival. 🇬🇭📚🎬 Read more: bit.ly/43jdjTv

2 generations of trailblazing Ghanaian entrepreneurs: from Mrs. Josephine Andoh's Phines Golden Toast to daughter Franka-Maria's Josie's Cuppa Cappuccino — a legacy that has grown into a creative ecosystem fostering inclusivity, cultural preservation & community building in Accra. 🇬🇭📚☕️ bit.ly/43jdjTv

On building poetic geographies: where verses become longitude lines and metaphors mark the meridians. Creating maps of the unmappable, one stanza at a time. Read more about the journey to my 1st poetry book, Radiant Wound: bit.ly/3EQvk1t 🗺️📝 #Poetry #PoeticGeography #WorldBuilding

@francesboyle19.bsky.social embodies the power of community building: from founding writing groups to editing @arcpoetry_mag & leading @canadianpoets.bsky.social, she creates spaces where writers thrive. 2 decades of nurturing voices proves great literature grows thru connection. ✨📚 bit.ly/3WTECQt

OPENWORK AND LIMESTONE by @francesboyle19.bsky.social is a luminous exploration of feminine experience, where ancient wisdom meets modern insight. These poems celebrate women's strength through mythology, motherhood and memory. 📚✨ Read more about Frances & buy OPENWORK AND LIMESTONE: bit.ly/3WTECQt

Meet @francesboyle19.bsky.social: From crafting legal briefs to award-nominated literature, Frances Boyle's creative journey spans poetry, short stories & novellas, demonstrating the power of professional reinvention 📚✍️ Read more in Archipel’s 19th interview: bit.ly/3WTECQt