Suddenly, Life Birds in the Hungry Mouth of a New World Order
By CP Nwankwo
“what if / circuits vegetate like synapses in / a springing vine— / & all the dew-code glistens in blue sky?”
CP Nwankwo
CP Nwankwo (he/him), SWAN IV, writes from Port Harcourt, Nigeria. He is a poet, historian, and editor. He was the Honorary Mention of the Akachi Chukwuemeka Prize For Literature, 2024, a finalist of the Lucky Jefferson Poetry and Prose Prize, 2024, Folurunsho Editor’s Poetry Prize, 2024, and was shortlisted for the Unserious Collective Fellowship Prize, 2024. His work is published/forthcoming in Mizna, Consequence Forum, Lucky Jefferson, Rough Cut, Muse UNN, Poetry ColumnNND, and elsewhere. He tweets @CPNwankwo.