{"id":1859,"date":"2017-02-16T09:44:19","date_gmt":"2017-02-16T09:44:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/?p=1859"},"modified":"2017-02-16T09:51:30","modified_gmt":"2017-02-16T09:51:30","slug":"new-release-the-sun-will-rise-again-top-100-poems-of-the-nigerian-students-poetry-prize-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/index.php\/new-release-the-sun-will-rise-again-top-100-poems-of-the-nigerian-students-poetry-prize-2016\/","title":{"rendered":"New Release: The Sun Will Rise Again (Top 100 Poems of the Nigerian Students Poetry Prize 2016)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v. 1.7.8 -->\n<div class=\"quads-location quads-ad1\" id=\"quads-ad1\" style=\"float:none;margin:0px;\">\n\n <!-- WP QUADS - Quick AdSense Reloaded v.1.7.8 Content AdSense async --> \n\n<script async data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><script 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src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/THE-SUN-WILL-RISE-AGAIN-COVER-PAGE.png?resize=300%2C212\" alt=\"THE SUN WILL RISE AGAIN COVER PAGE\" width=\"300\" height=\"212\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/THE-SUN-WILL-RISE-AGAIN-COVER-PAGE.png?resize=300%2C212 300w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/THE-SUN-WILL-RISE-AGAIN-COVER-PAGE.png?resize=768%2C543 768w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/THE-SUN-WILL-RISE-AGAIN-COVER-PAGE.png?resize=1024%2C724 1024w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/THE-SUN-WILL-RISE-AGAIN-COVER-PAGE.png?w=1280 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a>Poets in Nigeria (PIN) is delighted to announce the release of the electronic version of The Sun Will Rise Again, a collection of top 100 poems of the Nigerian Students Poetry Prize (NSPP) 2016.<\/p>\n<!-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v. 1.7.8 -->\n<div class=\"quads-location quads-ad2\" id=\"quads-ad2\" style=\"float:none;margin:0px;\">\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<script>\r\n  (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({\r\n    google_ad_client: \"ca-pub-5983616716487778\",\r\n    enable_page_level_ads: true\r\n  });\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>The eBook can be downloaded on<a href=\"http:\/\/okadabooks.com\/book\/about\/the_sun_will_rise_again\/13243\">\u00a0OkadaBooks<\/a>\u00a0and<a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B06X6HJG3Q\">\u00a0Amazon<\/a>\u00a0via the following links:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/okadabooks.com\/book\/about\/the_sun_will_rise_again\/13243\">http:\/\/okadabooks.com\/book\/about\/the_sun_will_rise_again\/13243<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B06X6HJG3Q\">https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B06X6HJG3Q<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Initiated in 2016 to stimulate creativity and promote literary excellence, this students-centered initiative, has received the following acclaims:<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe entries reviewed from the 2016 NSPP were of high quality, reflecting a refreshing diversity of themes and styles; so much so that one can conclude that poetry is gradually emerging from being considered by the multitude as a closet art to being regarded as a capable carrier of weighty messages encased in melody.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2013 Mallam Denja Abdullahi<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>President, Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA)<\/p>\n<p><em>Chair of Judges, NSPP 2016<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis collection of top 100 poems of Nigerian students in 2016, is a master collection recommended to students, tertiary institutions and literary enthusiasts in Nigeria and across the oceans. I therefore enjoin you to read and imagine where we are coming from and the bright colors of tomorrow. With this initiative, poetry will no longer take back stages in literary scheme of things.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2013 Eriata Oribhabor<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>President, Poets in Nigeria (PIN)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn this collection, creativity has no fixed alignment with a particular field of study as students from various academic disciplines across all undergraduate levels flexibly explore varied themes such as love, corruption, injustice, terrorism, inevitability of death, displacement of cultures, religious bigotry, beauty of nature, longings for childhood, physical and sexual abuse, wars and many others.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2013 Kolade Olanrewaju Freedom<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Moderator, NSPP 2016<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Note:<em>\u00a0<\/em><em>Contributors will receive a complimentary copy of the anthology via their respective emails shortly.<\/em>\n<!-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v. 1.7.8 -->\n<div class=\"quads-location quads-ad3\" id=\"quads-ad3\" style=\"float:none;margin:0px;\">\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<script>\r\n  (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({\r\n    google_ad_client: \"ca-pub-5983616716487778\",\r\n    enable_page_level_ads: true\r\n  });\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New Release: The Sun Will Rise Again (Top 100 Poems of the Nigerian Students Poetry Prize 2016) Poets in Nigeria (PIN) is delighted to announce&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1860,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[31],"tags":[309,122,364,365],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":3549,"url":"http:\/\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/index.php\/call-for-entries-nigerian-students-poetry-prize-nspp-2020\/","url_meta":{"origin":1859,"position":0},"title":"CALL FOR ENTRIES: NIGERIAN STUDENTS POETRY PRIZE (NSPP) 2020","date":"January 15, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"INTRODUCTION Nigerian Students Poetry Prize (NSPP) is an initiative of Poets in Nigeria (PIN) aimed at stimulating literary creativity and encouraging critical thinking among Nigerian undergraduates. 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