{"id":2225,"date":"2017-11-07T13:25:56","date_gmt":"2017-11-07T13:25:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/?p=2225"},"modified":"2017-11-11T22:50:35","modified_gmt":"2017-11-11T22:50:35","slug":"erotic-zone-issue-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/index.php\/erotic-zone-issue-8\/","title":{"rendered":"EROTIC ZONE (ISSUE 8)"},"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\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-5983616716487778\" data-ad-slot=\"\" ><\/ins>');\r\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n}if ( quads_screen_width >= 1024  && quads_screen_width < 1140 ) {\r\n\/* tablet landscape *\/\r\ndocument.write('<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-5983616716487778\" data-ad-slot=\"\" ><\/ins>');\r\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n}if ( quads_screen_width >= 768  && quads_screen_width < 1024 ) {\r\n\/* tablet portrait *\/\r\ndocument.write('<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-5983616716487778\" data-ad-slot=\"\" ><\/ins>');\r\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n}if ( quads_screen_width < 768 ) {\r\n\/* phone *\/\r\ndocument.write('<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-5983616716487778\" data-ad-slot=\"\" ><\/ins>');\r\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n}<\/script>\n\n <!-- end WP QUADS --> \n\n\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>EROTIC ZONE (ISSUE 8)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>LET&#8217;S GO BARE | Wakchin Nengak <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s go bare<\/p>\n<p>And snap our lips<\/p>\n<p>To dust off themselves<\/p>\n<p>Mutually,<\/p>\n<p>While we fold ourselves<\/p>\n<p>Into a sensual bunch;<\/p>\n<p>As our palms creep gently<\/p>\n<p>To garner<\/p>\n<p>Our ripen troves tonight.<\/p>\n<p>Let me sense<\/p>\n<p>Your strands of hair,<\/p>\n<p>To perceive the alluring smell.<\/p>\n<p>So, clutch that phallic pole<\/p>\n<p>And nurse it for me.<\/p>\n<p>Gently,<\/p>\n<p>Like you do when I suck milk<\/p>\n<p>From those soft-twin mounts;<\/p>\n<p>For it is bulging,<\/p>\n<p>To explore the depths<\/p>\n<p>Of that furry zone.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Wakchin-Nengak.jpg\"><img data-attachment-id=\"2226\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/index.php\/erotic-zone-issue-8\/wakchin-nengak\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Wakchin-Nengak.jpg?fit=913%2C953&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"913,953\" 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=\"Wakchin Nengak\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Wakchin-Nengak.jpg?fit=287%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Wakchin-Nengak.jpg?fit=790%2C825&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2226 size-thumbnail alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Wakchin-Nengak-150x150.jpg?resize=150%2C150\" alt=\"Wakchin Nengak\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Wakchin-Nengak.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Wakchin-Nengak.jpg?resize=350%2C350&amp;ssl=1 350w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Wakchin-Nengak.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Wakchin-Nengak.jpg?zoom=3&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><strong>Wakchin Nengak \u00a0Godwin<\/strong> is a writer and poet from Plateau State. Some of his poems have appeared in FLUCTUS QUINTUS (fifth wave); an e-anthology and other online platforms.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>***<\/p>\n<p><strong>ZIM |\u00a0Umeh Martins Somadina<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Orrr! Arrrrh!! nmmmm!!!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Inflate me DICKson<\/p>\n<p>That my Lulu be<\/p>\n<p>Joyed at the pleasure<\/p>\n<p>Of your huge host<\/p>\n<p>Ride in fast \u2013 arhhh!!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Forget your route out.<\/p>\n<p>Flow in me Dickson then<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Shiver and splat \u2013 arhhh!!<\/p>\n<p>At the sight of your route<\/p>\n<p>Out of my honey pot, but pleeaasse \u2013<\/p>\n<p>Crawl back to the hidden lips<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Between my thighs,<\/p>\n<p>And wait for the cummings of my rain<\/p>\n<p>From two ridges with a ditch between,<\/p>\n<p>Lost in a terrestrial land holed up by<\/p>\n<p>Slimmy strings that cut across two<\/p>\n<p>Mountains waving at the atmosphere she passes.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Orrhh arhhhh nmmm!!!!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Don&#8217;t stop DICKson<\/p>\n<p>Drown me d-e-e-p \u2013 arrhhhhhhh!!!!.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em><strong>Zim<\/strong>: the short form of an Igbo name \u2013 Zimuzo (show me the way)<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/c4098b6108dede0d4ab7330d5c171bd0.jpg\"><img data-attachment-id=\"2228\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/index.php\/erotic-zone-issue-8\/c4098b6108dede0d4ab7330d5c171bd0\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/c4098b6108dede0d4ab7330d5c171bd0.jpg?fit=480%2C570&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"480,570\" 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=\"Umeh Martins\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/c4098b6108dede0d4ab7330d5c171bd0.jpg?fit=253%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/c4098b6108dede0d4ab7330d5c171bd0.jpg?fit=480%2C570&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-2228 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/c4098b6108dede0d4ab7330d5c171bd0-150x150.jpg?resize=150%2C150\" alt=\"Umeh Martins\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/c4098b6108dede0d4ab7330d5c171bd0.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/c4098b6108dede0d4ab7330d5c171bd0.jpg?resize=350%2C350&amp;ssl=1 350w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/c4098b6108dede0d4ab7330d5c171bd0.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/c4098b6108dede0d4ab7330d5c171bd0.jpg?zoom=3&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a>Umeh Martins Somadina<\/strong>, a budding poet and writer, hails from Osina in Ideato North Local Government Area in Imo State Nigeria. He is a student of the Department of English and Literature from the University Of Benin, Benin City.<\/p>\n<p>***<\/p>\n<p><strong>PILGRIM | Anzaku Emmanuel<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>I lie before you<br \/>\nOh goddess of vibrant screams.<br \/>\nI have traveled across<br \/>\nYour smooth slender legs,<br \/>\nTo arrive at the gate of your temple.<br \/>\nI lay all my worries bare,<br \/>\nI offer your prayers of kisses<br \/>\nFrom my heart through my lips.<br \/>\nI desire to taste your clitoral pearl<br \/>\nAnd feed from your labia plates.<br \/>\nI wish to eat and be cleansed.<br \/>\nShower on me oh goddess<br \/>\nOf honey brown eyes,<br \/>\nFrom your fortress<br \/>\nThe celestial waters of purification.<br \/>\nI lie before you a pilgrim,<br \/>\nWanting to worship.<br \/>\nWith strong arms and<br \/>\nA wobbling tongue.<br \/>\nI just want to worship you<br \/>\nOh goddess of intergalactic satisfaction.<\/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><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/FB_IMG_1509923263843.jpg\"><img data-attachment-id=\"2271\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/index.php\/erotic-zone-issue-8\/fb_img_1509923263843\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/FB_IMG_1509923263843.jpg?fit=720%2C727&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"720,727\" 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=\"FB_IMG_1509923263843\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/FB_IMG_1509923263843.jpg?fit=297%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/FB_IMG_1509923263843.jpg?fit=720%2C727&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-2271 size-thumbnail alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/FB_IMG_1509923263843-150x150.jpg?resize=150%2C150\" alt=\"FB_IMG_1509923263843\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/FB_IMG_1509923263843.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/FB_IMG_1509923263843.jpg?resize=350%2C350&amp;ssl=1 350w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/FB_IMG_1509923263843.jpg?w=720&amp;ssl=1 720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a>Anzaku Emmanuel<\/strong>, who hails from Nasarawa State, is a graduate of Economics from Federal University Lafia, Nasarawa state. He is currently engaged in a 365-day Poetry Challenge. He lives in Abuja.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>***<\/p>\n<p><strong>MAP |\u00a0Ekpeki Oghenechovwe Donald<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You&#8217;re my roadway to happiness<\/p>\n<p>You guide me to fulfillment<\/p>\n<p>Over your mounts<\/p>\n<p>Twain mounts<\/p>\n<p>Mounted on your chest<\/p>\n<p>Down slopes<\/p>\n<p>I trace a way<\/p>\n<p>To the trailing umbilical path<\/p>\n<p>The navel of your soul<\/p>\n<p>And glossy brown of your landscape<\/p>\n<p>In me this road strikes<\/p>\n<p>A deep chord<\/p>\n<p>Then to<\/p>\n<p>The winding path of your thighs<\/p>\n<p>Through the forest ways<\/p>\n<p>And a vernal valley<\/p>\n<p>I plunge<\/p>\n<p>Into your fertile streams<\/p>\n<p>For a drink<\/p>\n<p>From whence I came<\/p>\n<p>I am going<\/p>\n<p>Home with you<\/p>\n<p>So long as you come<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Donald.jpg\"><img data-attachment-id=\"2229\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/index.php\/erotic-zone-issue-8\/donald\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Donald.jpg?fit=2448%2C3264&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2448,3264\" 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=\"Donald\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Donald.jpg?fit=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Donald.jpg?fit=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-2229 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Donald-150x150.jpg?resize=150%2C150\" alt=\"Donald\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Donald.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Donald.jpg?resize=350%2C350&amp;ssl=1 350w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Donald.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/Donald.jpg?zoom=3&amp;resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 450w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a>Ekpeki Oghenechovwe Donald<\/strong> is a University of Lagos, law student by day, poet and storyteller by night. His flash fiction \u2018Waking Dream\u2019 was published on Dwart Online and he was longlisted for the Etisalat Flash Fiction Prize 2016. He was also longlisted for the Nigerian Students Poetry Prize 2017 and has been published in a short story collection titled \u2018Broken Chimes\u2019. His poems also made the top ten of the Next gen speaks global anthology. His short story Mercy of the Wild has been published by The African Writer. His poem Grafted was also published by NAPTIP in an anthology of poems on human trafficking and child abuse. Ekpeki Chovwe Donald, styled the PenPrince, is also a member of the African Speculative Fiction Society.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>***<\/p>\n<p>P<strong>REDATOR | Jide Badmus<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You smell like sin<\/p>\n<p>I am the devourer<\/p>\n<p>I prey on luscious bodies<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I rip veils of resistance<\/p>\n<p>and reap the innocence of nakedness<\/p>\n<p>I make trembling orifices drip<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>You taste like sumptuous sin<\/p>\n<p>I will prey on you<\/p>\n<p>and pray for forgiveness&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/DSC_0482.jpg\"><img data-attachment-id=\"2270\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/index.php\/erotic-zone-issue-8\/dsc_0482\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/DSC_0482.jpg?fit=2144%2C1424&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2144,1424\" 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=\"Jide Badmus\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/DSC_0482.jpg?fit=300%2C199&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/DSC_0482.jpg?fit=790%2C525&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2270 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/DSC_0482-300x199.jpg?resize=300%2C199\" alt=\"Jide Badmus\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/DSC_0482.jpg?resize=300%2C199&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/DSC_0482.jpg?resize=768%2C510&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/DSC_0482.jpg?resize=1024%2C680&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/DSC_0482.jpg?w=1580&amp;ssl=1 1580w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><strong>Jide Badmus<\/strong> was born and bred in Ilorin. He hails from Omido, Kwara State, Nigeria. He is a practicing Electrical Engineer.<\/p>\n<p>His debut book, a collection of poems titled: THERE IS A STORM IN MY HEAD was published in February 2017 by Words Rhymes and Rhythm Ltd (WRR). The book is available on Amazon, Kindle and Okadabooks.<\/p>\n<p>Jide is married to a beautiful wife, Linda and has an adorable daughter, Nora. He is a Christian and a soccer lover. He lives and writes from Lagos.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\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>EROTIC ZONE (ISSUE 8) LET&#8217;S GO BARE | Wakchin Nengak Let&#8217;s go bare And snap our lips To dust off themselves Mutually, While we fold&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2226,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[22],"tags":[86,441,114],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":1123,"url":"https:\/\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/index.php\/erotic-zone-issue-3\/","url_meta":{"origin":2225,"position":0},"title":"Erotic Zone (Issue 3)","date":"May 7, 2016","format":false,"excerpt":"Erotic Zone (Issue 3) DRIVE ME CRAZY by Alozor Michael Ikechukwu Ram me with your sledge And take me to the edge Slam me like a loose boulder Let your breath kiss my shoulder Plough me as a virgin land Let me swallow your magic wand! 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