{"id":2088,"date":"2017-07-02T19:57:32","date_gmt":"2017-07-02T19:57:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/?p=2088"},"modified":"2017-07-02T21:03:42","modified_gmt":"2017-07-02T21:03:42","slug":"photo-poetry-issue-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/index.php\/photo-poetry-issue-7\/","title":{"rendered":"PHOTO-POETRY (ISSUE 7)"},"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 type=\"text\/javascript\" data-cfasync=\"false\">\nvar quads_screen_width = document.body.clientWidth;\nif ( quads_screen_width >= 1140 ) {\r\n\/* desktop monitors *\/\r\ndocument.write('<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" 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[]).push({});\r\n}<\/script>\n\n <!-- end WP QUADS --> \n\n\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>PHOTO-POETRY (ISSUE 7)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>STRANGE TO ME<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>by Haastrup Samuel Adesanmi<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Haastrup.png\"><img data-attachment-id=\"2091\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/index.php\/photo-poetry-issue-7\/haastrup\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Haastrup.png?fit=852%2C541&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"852,541\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Haastrup.png?resize=300%2C190&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Haastrup.png?resize=768%2C488&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Haastrup.png?w=852&amp;ssl=1 852w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Well, this is strange for me<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Cos with you, I unravel a new me<\/p>\n<p>In the creaminess of your sickly eyeballs<\/p>\n<p>I see a new being<\/p>\n<p>A new reality I have never seen<\/p>\n<p>A never beast I may never feed<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This is strange for me<\/p>\n<p>\u2018Cos in your laughter<\/p>\n<p>I see the hopelessness of our romance<\/p>\n<p>I see the vagueness of tomorrow<\/p>\n<p>But yet I am glad<\/p>\n<p>I can sag<\/p>\n<p>Relax<\/p>\n<p>Cos you bring a new me<\/p>\n<p>A new feeling of ease<\/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>You bring a new aura of bliss<\/p>\n<p>This is strange to me<\/p>\n<p>This is just new to me.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/16508269_1319620194747480_7147793105849169927_n.jpg\"><img data-attachment-id=\"2089\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/index.php\/photo-poetry-issue-7\/16508269_1319620194747480_7147793105849169927_n\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/16508269_1319620194747480_7147793105849169927_n.jpg?fit=649%2C641&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"649,641\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"16508269_1319620194747480_7147793105849169927_n\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/16508269_1319620194747480_7147793105849169927_n.jpg?fit=300%2C296&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/16508269_1319620194747480_7147793105849169927_n.jpg?fit=649%2C641&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2089 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/16508269_1319620194747480_7147793105849169927_n-300x296.jpg?resize=300%2C296\" alt=\"16508269_1319620194747480_7147793105849169927_n\" width=\"300\" height=\"296\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/16508269_1319620194747480_7147793105849169927_n.jpg?resize=300%2C296&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/16508269_1319620194747480_7147793105849169927_n.jpg?w=649&amp;ssl=1 649w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a>Haastrup Adesanmi<\/strong>\u00a0is<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>a graduate of Communication &amp; Language Arts from the University of Ibadan. His works have appeared on various blogs and e-zines. He writes to tell untold stories.<\/p>\n<div class=\"sharedaddy sd-sharing-enabled\"><\/div>\n\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>PHOTO-POETRY (ISSUE 7) STRANGE TO ME by Haastrup Samuel Adesanmi Well, this is strange for me \u2018Cos with you, I unravel a new me In&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2091,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[247],"tags":[201,379,249,248,42],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2006,"url":"https:\/\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/index.php\/blazing-hot-issue-7\/","url_meta":{"origin":2088,"position":0},"title":"BLAZING HOT (ISSUE 7)","date":"July 2, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"BLAZING HOT (ISSUE 7) HOME IS AN OPEN DOOR by Chisom Okafor \u00a0 Nobody leaves home Unless home is the mouth of a shark Warsan Shire. \u00a0 We once sauntered into the night or rather, flew into it with the bats, like pilgrims advancing by faith never here, nor there,\u2026","rel":"nofollow","context":"In \"Blazing Hot\"","img":{"src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":2079,"url":"https:\/\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/index.php\/pin-quarterly-journal-issue-7-editors-note\/","url_meta":{"origin":2088,"position":1},"title":"PIN QUARTERLY JOURNAL (ISSUE 7): EDITOR'S NOTE","date":"July 2, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"PIN QUARTERLY JOURNAL (ISSUE 7) EDITOR\u2019S NOTE \u00a0 Creativity, like rainfall, could be cyclical; and at certain times, torrential. 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