Our Healing

We are the graphites in the frames of the Creator. we are the gifts hidden in laments.
we are the clays of echoed sorrows; in tears,
in warm hearts— we are unbelievably divine.
maybe we have not learnt to know
to understand that our presence is a gift to touching hearts
touching hearts on sublime clouds. We are the broken pieces of peace
the peace which got trapped in our lips
we, sons and daughters of colours, are the peace
that got butchered during the Treaty of Fomena.
peace like an owl’s song,
hope like a vulture’s dream,
grace like a kitchen rag’s believe,
We are the sonnet written under love spells
love spells that heal wounded souls. love that floods memories of broken-homes
love that writes out of no reckons; of pains and regrets
We are the souls of this world
we are the cleaners of spilled dreams,
we are the tailors of torn towns, cities and villages
we are the sowers of daily smiles
smiles of graceful mushrooms
It is in us, the middle course of the River,
that the healing we long for our Society lies.

NANA ARHIN TSIWAH

ERIATA ORIBHABOR

Eriata Oribhabor is a poet, Naija languej promoter and social entrepreneur working for peace and sustainable development in Nigeria. He is the author of two collections of poems entitled;”Beautiful Poisons” and “Crossroads and The Rubicon”, editor; “Who Shall I Make My Wife?” (Anthology of Food Related Poems) and “Wushapa – Beating the Drums of Peace”, as apromoter of Naija languej, he authored a poetry collection entitled; “Abuja Na Kpangba and Oda Puem-Dem” and editedtwo anthologies in poetry and drama respectively written inNaija languej viz; “IF YU HIE SE A DE PRIZIN” and “Àmebo Yad and Oda Ple Dem”. He is the founder and chief driver of Something for Everybody Ventures (OL FO NAIJA); atourism promotion and development outfit inclined to achieving its goals/visions of human/societal uplift via literature and the arts.

With the broad themes of enlightenment for peace and sustainable development, it operates under the umbrella of Eriata Centre for Literary and Entrepreneurial Development; a non-governmental organization. Via his promotional endeavors, he organizes countless number of poetry and literary events within and outside Nigeria on the mentioned themes of enlightenment for peace & sustainable development.

He is committed to justice and equity in every sense of the word and stands as a voice in voices against discrimination, hate and hateful dispositions in whatever form in Nigeria.

He was born and raised in Warri-Nigeria in 1963.

Towards effectively managing its various activities, Something for Everybody Ventures employs the services of online & physical coordinators/publicists/Columnists/Reporters, etc on the following:

(1) Poetry Journal; published in its official website (to be formally

launched shortly)

(2) Surulere Live; a bi-monthly prose-poetry reading and spoken

word session planned hold in Surulere, Lagos-Nigeria effective 29th

August, 2015.

(3) Steps and Stops

This is a Facebook page setup to promote literature and arts related activities aimed at aspiring/published writers, poets, performance poets, and the like to overcome literary stops/hiccups for bold/advancing steps or cross difficult terrains whilst damning challenging Rubicons in the world of literature and the arts.

WEBSITE: http://www.poetsinnigeria is the official website of Something for Everybody Ventures aimed at connecting poets of different callings in Nigeria and the diaspora whilst promoting them and their works. All activities of Something for Everybody are featured on Poets in Nigeria (PIN) to be formally launched shortly.

Eriata Oribhabor joins numerous like minds in manifesting the beauty in arts and the humanities and requires genuine partnerships in this regard.

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