Divine Idiong Biography
Divine Friday Idiong aka Idiong Divine is an internationally acclaimed author of poetry, short stories. His first published work, a collection of poems, “Never Ending Poem”, got listed in the Akwa Ibom State Junior Secondary School curriculum in Nigeria. His collection of short stories, “Mind of Diamond” and “The Especial Visit”, which were released in 2012 and 2013 respectively, have been listed for both Literature in English students in colleges of education and for primary and post primary schools in Niger Delta region of Nigeria. His “Daura Girl” and “They Keep Living” are rich collections of poems available online for you. His stories like “Cornflakes”, “Anything Can Happen” and “A Fresh Start’” are equally available online for you.
Swimming in the muddy struggle
Of academics;
The fire in our eyes
Consuming the
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The river runs from our hearts
Through the busy streets.
We see not its clear impurity.
It is carrying venoms
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Born into a life
Strongly built with the bricks
Of customs and religion.
Barricaded inside those walls
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The sun holding stubbornly
To the even sky
Like an unwanted regime
That wants to preside for life.
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