Infinity of Red Lips blushing cheeks colour of magic hennaed hands and feet desire blazing like autumnal leaves Fields of poppies bouquet of roses flowers of the gulmohur tree flame of the forest red hibiscus fuchsia roses … Continue reading ‘Infinity of Red’ by Shanta Acharya
Tag: Red: Contemporary Black British Poetry
‘The Last Supper in Grand Asaba’ by Lizzy Dijeh
The Last Supper in Grand Asaba Odogwu’s* feast had won, everyone jumbled into Uncle’s car, fingers fitting from tanks of grounded coffee. Our round bellies lunged over buttons like slumped canyons, a town of flies seemed to hypnotise the mouth of swollen sky denting the roof of the car, a fan of floating moths … Continue reading ‘The Last Supper in Grand Asaba’ by Lizzy Dijeh