Nwanne Agwu
Nwanne Agwu hails from Ọkpọsị, Nigeria. He has been longlisted twice for the Commonwealth Short Story Prize and shortlisted for The Isele Nonfiction Prize.
Fiction
This Man, These Men. — The AprilCentaur
This Man, These Men. — The AprilCentaur
He is dancing. This man. He dances in the darkness of his room, the remnants of dusk streaking in and forming a faint silhouette of him seen from the outside. He bends and rises, winds and writhes, he thrusts too
58.2 Like Skeletons Without Skin by Nwanne Agwu
58.2 Like Skeletons Without Skin by Nwanne Agwu
SOUTHERN HUMANITIES REVIEW
Current Print Issue – West Branch
Current Print Issue – West Branch
A Letter of Secrets | By Nwanne Agwu | Fiction
A Letter of Secrets | By Nwanne Agwu | Fiction
Nonfiction
This Minority Is No Longer a Tiny Island
This Minority Is No Longer a Tiny Island
As a child, I was mesmerized by the feathered crowns and effeminate dancers of the Egedege Dance Group. Now, I’m an adult navigating social pressures and marginalization. The difference, though, is I am no longer as afraid.
Faint Lines | Nwanne Agwu
Faint Lines | Nwanne Agwu
(here’s how things are named: a) like they are b) like we want them to be. –Nwanne Agwu) You check a dictionary and it says a name is a noun that indicates or identifies a thing or an idea. Y…
You Ask For Much (EndSARS)
You Ask For Much (EndSARS)
These Things Turn Us Into Butterflies
These Things Turn Us Into Butterflies
An Igby Prizze essay on the beauty of music in the life of a boy — by Nwanne Agwu
Poetry
Southword 43 – Munster Literature Centre
Southword 43 – Munster Literature Centre
SHE CALLED ME HER BOY
SHE CALLED ME HER BOY
The Ocean Boils, A Poem By Nwanne Agwu - Eboquills Literary Blog
The Ocean Boils, A Poem By Nwanne Agwu - Eboquills Literary Blog
Rigorous: Nwanne Agwu
Rigorous: Nwanne Agwu
Reviews
Ikenna Okeh’s They Killed Ahmet Is a Dramatic Page-Turner
Ikenna Okeh’s They Killed Ahmet Is a Dramatic Page-Turner
Ikenna Okeh’s page-turner, They Killed Ahmet, is a novella that begins and ends with questions. The first novella in the Fatma Özdemir’s crime series, it is...
“Bandito” Is an Unusual Offering From Dre Foryoursoul - Afrocritik
“Bandito” Is an Unusual Offering From Dre Foryoursoul - Afrocritik
“Bandito” is not a song of denial but a recognition of one’s personality and flaws. It illuminates the humanity in all of us—the wish to escape our problems even as we face them, and the longing to cease being while still existing. By Nwanne Agwu When someone wears rings, their hands become like a bird’s
Substack Essays
As Innocent as You Looked
As Innocent as You Looked
It wasn't your first time at it, even though you were only seven. Another boy had seen the fullness of you, had even touched the places where happiness hid in your body.
Early Writings
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