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Okechukwu’s Musings: Poetry, People and Places
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Igbo Folklore
First Story
The Animal King
The Arrogant King
The Cat and Rat
The Crow and The Fox
The Crow and The Rabbit
The Crows and The Cuckoo
The Deaf Frog
The Donkey, The Rabbit and The Lion
The Goats and The Tortoise
The Gullible Sheep, Hungry Lion & Shrewd Tortoise
The Hen and Her Neighbours
The Hippo and His Seven Wives
The Lion and The Mouse
The Muskrat
The Orphan, Eri
The Tortoise and The Boar
The Tortoise and The Dove
The Tortoise and The Host of Birds
The Tortoise and The Lizard
The Tortoise and The Rabbit
The Tortoise and The Spirits 1
Igbo Language/Culture
Igbo Alphabets
Myths: Owls, Bats and Vultures
New Yam Festival: Poetry & Intro
Ọfọ na Ogu (Karma)
The Igbo and Their Proverbs
The Importance of Folktales in The Igbo Traditional Society
The Ọhafia War Dance
The Significance of Kola nuts in Igboland
Tradition of Greeting
Tradition of Storytelling
West African Myth
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Dialogue 1: The Famous Con Artist
Dialogue 2: The Dog’s Backpack
Dialogue 3: The Storyteller’s Introit
Dialogue 4: Assumed Folk Characters
Dialogue 5: Greed and Contentment
Dialogue 6: Ancient Folklore Rivalries
Dialogue 7: Laziness and Hard Work
MyAfrica
African Wonders 1: Victoria Falls
African Wonders 2: Sahara Desert
African Wonders 3: Great Pyramids
African Wonders 4: River Nile
African Wonders 5: Pharos of Alexandria
Africa’s Strongest Powerlifter!
Africa’s Strongest Teeth!
Reflection on my trip to Rwanda
Nnọọ * Welcome
Poets Corner: An Archive of Poetic Thoughts
Difference between Wisdom, Knowledge and Education.
What have you gained writing Poetry?
What is a Poem?
What is Beauty?
What is in a Name?
What is Love?
Why Poetry is less popular?
Research, Conferences, and Papers
From Jataka Tales to Igbo Rituals and Tsavo Legends: Folklore as a Framework for Ecological Ethics
Igbo Proverbs In Context—Modern Usage and Situated Knowledge
Land as Epistemology: Indigenous Knowledge and More-Than-Human Relations in Igbo and Diné (Navajo) Thought
Restored Mastery: Colonial Performance and Nonhuman Spectacle in The Ghost and the Darkness (1996)
The Body and Land as Archive: Listening and Movement in More-Than-Human Corporeal Relationalities
The Roles of Indigenous Knowledge and Folk Narratives in Human-Wildlife Conflict Management
When The Land Speaks: A First-Person Reflection on Blue Oak Ranch Reserve, California
Short Fiction(s)
Diary of a Village Boy Series
Legend of Wawadomae Series
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Writing Between the Lines of Life
September 15, 2025
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