Performing Live at Osun Reads

Uche Uwadinachi Performing 'All Things Fall Astray' at Osun Reads at National Library, Casino Bus-Stop, Ebute-Metta-Yaba, Lagos organised by the Pen Society

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Uche's Poem Published in the 'World Poetry Peace E-Anthology' Canada

To read my poem 'Colouring the Roads with Peace',
 first download the E-Book below
 http://worldpoetry.ca/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/ebook-vs6-March-13.pdf
  Then  go to page 182 to find my poem.
Thanks to Ariadne Sawyer, www.worldpoetry.ca , and member of the team.
I hope to be present at the event

World Poetry Canada International Peace Festival! April 4-30, 2013.

301,Lillooet room, Irving K. Barber Learning Centre.
University of British Columbia, 1961 East Mall Vancouver, BC V6T 1Z1, www.ikebarberlearningcentre.ubc.ca/

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Uche Uwadinachi Wins Best poem (March) in The African Street Writer 2013

Best poem for March Issue: My Home

March 3, 2013 by theafricanstreetwriter 10 Comments

by Uche Uwadinachi

Africa!

Land where drifting clouds

Would wait to greet clans

Like colorful native drummers

Stop at huts to praise heads

The open arena of rippling fists

Men knot arms, knees, brows

In bare-ground wrestling match

Curved waist maidens dearly gaze

At packed balls locking horns

Mothers prays victory clutch their breast

The fathers drown in long old memories

Children floors themselves hungry for age

Rams hissed at such odd battle rules

That must require a ring and referee

Africa!

Home-groomed farmland

Where taste testifies life

In the raw birth of the soil

Seeds sown, heart filled

Craft school that brand palm fonts

Into adoring furniture, exterior decors

Making every home a palace of its own

And the market, a boundless trade fair

For far-land-feet seeking best make

Oh home!

My fountain of never fading pen

Script that always find papers

Lessons raising free reasoning

Resolving deafened questions.

Uche Uwadinachi,a performance poet,the author of poetry collection “SCAR in the HEART of pain” , He was the 1^st Prize winner of ANA Lagos Poetry Performance Festival (LASPOFEST)Prize 2006,1^st prize winner June ‘Poetrycraze’contest 2009, 2nd Prize Poetry Winner of Ken Saro-Wiwa Contest USA 2010, 2^nd runner-up in the National Poetry Slam Competition 2012 and 3rd prize winner for poetry at the FNL POETRY Competition 2012. His poem has been published in the ‘Lime Jewel’ collection London 2010.

http://theafricanstreetwriter.com/2013/03/03/my-home/

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AND THE WINNER IS....

Monthly Update for February 2013 + Winners for March Edition

Wow! It has been a beautiful, fun-filled month for TASW. We had our maiden edition of Valentine’s “Kiss A Book” competition and it was every bit as special as we thought it was going to be.
The entries for our March and once more, maiden edition of TASW competition came pouring in in high numbers.
There were so much beautiful pieces; it was nearly hard picking out the ‘best’ which only made it a more alluring experience for the TASW team.
The theme was “Africa: The Art of Building it” with an underlying instruction to African Street Writers to create the beautiful pieces they are known for which would serve as building blocks for creating the Africa we desire…in other words; Write African for Africa and the world.
After many readings, the TASW team has picked 19 pieces for its March edition, with two overall winners for the two advertised categories, and they are:
Fiction/Non-Fiction

1. A Collateral Loss by Destiny John Onyekachi
2. Akara Elepo by Oluwaseyi Oluwoye
3. Live Africa: Rewrite African Stories by Chukwuma Okonkwo
4. One Day the Tortoise would outrun the Hare by Ndaba Sibanda
5. Opportunity by Kingsley Aduaka
6. The United State of Africa by Edel Ochami
7. The day we ate beans by Uchechukwu Obiakor

Poetry

1. Crazy World by Chukwuebuka Chibuzor Nwoye
2. Are You Not Tired? by Chukwuma Okonkwo
3. I want to learn how to read by Davynovich Fidel
4. A child who doesn’t play with sand by Oletunde Ekeolu Kazeem
5. Magwinya Woman by Ndaba Sibanda
6. My Home by Uche Uwadinachi
7. Nigeria still believing by Esosa (Airsay Thinkingpen)
8. Unfettered Petite by Olapoju Kolapo
9. A Dream by Yorisha Mabel
10. Premeditations by Okwdili Nebeolisa
11. The Midnight Pen by Toluwani Eniola
12. What Happened by Vincent de Paul

Our Top posts are:
‘Live Africa: Rewrite African Stories’ by Chukwuma Okonkwo and ‘My Home’ by Uche Uwadinachi
Congratulations to all African Street Writers, readers and most especially to you.
The selected posts would be published throughout the month of March with the two top posts set as our featured posts of the months.
Winners would be contacted as regards process of claiming or staking their prizes
Once more, congratulations and as always, stay posted for more ideas from TASW.
*Details on May Edition would be coming up soon*
Photo Credit: http://www.fotosearch.com




http://theafricanstreetwriter.com/2013/02/28/monthly-update-for-february-2013-winners-for-march-edition/

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