Ghana is like a lion without a head

They had always told me that I wrote like a man.

I've written poems about gifts. Life is inspirational; sometimes it comes from the most unlikely places.

Politicians are easy to attack, but frankly, we are all guilty of not meeting the needs of Africa's young people properly.

Toyin Falola has given us what is truly rare in modern African writing: a seriously funny, racy, irreverent package of memories, and full of the most wonderful pieces of poetry and ordinary information. It is a matter of some interest, that the only other volume A Mouth Sweeter Than Salt reminds one of is Ake, by Wole Soyinka. What is it about these Yorubas?

People are worms, and even the God who created them is immensely bored with their antics.

For us Africans, literature must serve a purpose: to expose, embarrass, and fight corruption and authoritarianism. It is understandable why the African artist is utilitarian.