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The one leaf on the floorDemilade Akinleye The orange tinted leaf lies lifelessOn the floor that birthed itStem since detached,…
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Identity SyntaxAyomide Bayowa A child has more than a language baptismafter its olive-wobble sentences and spit bubbles. My mother’s tongue…
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GillsAyomide Bayowa since I last saw a corkscrew pop a gaseous cache, self-split broilers had saluted a handful of worms neglected eggshells,…
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Rap SheetAyomide Bayowa, Poet laureate of Mississauga, Ontario (2021 to 2024) (i.) My mama’s obsessed with uniforms. She wished I…