Eliot of Lagos

Perjury and Truth

Includes notes on an upcoming workshop.

Oct 9 • 

Ernest O. Ògúnyẹmí

8

The Invocation of Mercy (a short story)

This is the first story I am publishing here, and it is the first new story I am sharing anywhere in well-over a year.

Oct 2 • 

Ernest O. Ògúnyẹmí

10

September 2025

Notes on Craft (No. 6): Titling

Titles: what good are they?

Sep 25 • 

Ernest O. Ògúnyẹmí

17

2

(Ir)Responsible Speech

On the erosion of words and why you must protect your ‘creative right.’

Sep 18 • 

Ernest O. Ògúnyẹmí

12

3

August 2025

The Blind Date

What is life? What is life about? Thinking through a few poems.

Aug 31 • 

Ernest O. Ògúnyẹmí

13

7

July 2025

Concerning Chaos: Notes on Brymo’s Genius

Notes on the work of an artiste I have regarded very highly.

Jul 22 • 

Ernest O. Ògúnyẹmí

5

Notes on Craft (No 5): Editing

What do we (not) edit for?

Jul 17 • 

Ernest O. Ògúnyẹmí

19

3

June 2025

The Logic: A Manifesto

“I will strengthen myself in the Lord.”

Jun 27 • 

Ernest O. Ògúnyẹmí

24

11

The Conversation: with Ancci

This conversation is about poetry and criticism—literature. Nothing more.

Jun 3 • 

Ernest O. Ògúnyẹmí

15

8

May 2025

7 Full Scholarships to the Workshop

Thank you to the sponsors.

May 13 • 

Ernest O. Ògúnyẹmí

4

Some Interesting Books I’ve Read This Year

There’s Ibsen, Shakespeare, Leavis, Dryden, etc.

May 10 • 

Ernest O. Ògúnyẹmí

8

A note on reading

Including some details on the workshop.

May 5 • 

Ernest O. Ògúnyẹmí

9

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