Akpa Arinzechukwu is a Nigerian dealing with their numerous identities. Their work has been published by or featured in the 2017 Best New African Poets anthology, Saraba, Sou’wester, Transition, London Grip Poetry, Prairie Schooner, ITCH, New Contrast, Flash Fiction Press, Rising Phoenix, Packingtown, and elsewhere. They were a finalist for the Sophia May Poetry Contest and longlisted for both the Bodley Head/FT Essay Prize and the Koffi Addo Prize for Creative Nonfiction. They are the author of the poetry chapbook City Dwellers (Splash of Red Press.)
Jan/Feb 2020
A Brief History of Pain
It is 3:00 a.m.; the owls and stray cats are out to play. In the room, alone, I feed on the last tablets of a sleeping pill, pain relief cum […]