Poetry is a powerful force, capturing the essence of our experiences and the realities we face. This World Poetry Day, ANSA members turned their pens to the theme “Echoes of a Falling Naira”, reflecting on the economic challenges shaping our daily lives.
We are proud to showcase their heartfelt words, each poem a testament to the resilience and creativity of young Nigerian writers.
Read the full collection of poems below:
1.
Naira’s downward slope, a story told,
Echoes of a nation, young and old
Dollar’s steady climb, a test of will
A people’s resilience, standing still
©️ Ejaka Juliana Eve
2.
Coins whisper loss in market air,
Dreams now shrink with debts to bear.
Naira fades, yet hopes still rise,
Like dawn that fights the weary skies.
©️ Peter Victory Ohunene
3.
The Naira’s fall, a sorrowful sound
Echoes of hardship, all around
Dollars rise high, hopes sink low
A struggling nation, with nowhere to go.
©️ Ali Miracle
4.
Silent cries,
As dream are weighed by the dollar’s rise,
The struggle pulses through each fleeting day,
Hope flickers,yet the price keeps turning away .
©️ Zeeyah Dauda
5.
As dollars soar, our hopes decline,
The naira’s fall, a struggle divine,
We search for strength in troubled times,
And pray for change, a brighter rhyme
©️ Sadiq madeit
6.
The Naira keeps falling, but we keep hoping.
The Dollar keeps rising, and its value is soaring.
Some of us are dying, while others are enjoying.
Inflation’s insidious sting perpetuates our anguish.
©️ Andrew Samson
7.
Like the kindest pigeon, the naira once flew equally with dollars.
And the prices of goods dangled and rejoiced like a Catholic bell.
Every citizen of the country was once a baller,
But now the dollar defeats the naira by striking it with an axe, leaving it no story to tell.
©️ Ocheni Kazeem Oneshojo(Artgenius)
8.
Help! Help! She’s losing her lines,
The former beautiful anthem,
Sung aloud to sundries and heralded by lips,
Now crawl in misery, dying daily as she awaits tomorrow’s uncertainty.
©️ Emmanuel Odumburu
9.
Locked up in a dark lonely room.
Calling out for freedom.
But the only response.
Was just the voice of itself.
©️ Arogundade Elizabeth
10.
Naira! Our star, no dey shine again!
Value don drop like danfo for Felele,
Daura dey echo pain like agbero for Ojuelegba,
But this won’t break our stance, because we go rise pass dollar rate! (who dey breathe! )
©️ Scribbled by Betty
11.
Down we go!
Falls like raindrops on the ground,
Survival of the fittest, a fight for the strongest,
Down we go! Yet man stand strong with shared hopes like airdrops.
©️ ISABEL (John Sonia Ojochegbe)
12.
Like tears,
You dropped value
Became
Worth-LESS
©️ Idris AbdulRahman Omeiza
Thank you to all our amazing ANSA members for sharing their voices on this special day!These poems reflect the power of storytelling and the ability of literature to document our times. We hope they inspire reflection, conversation, and action.
Want to be part of this vibrant literary community? Join ANSA today! Let’s keep writing, sharing, and shaping the future of African literature.
📢 Share your thoughts in the comments! Which poem resonated with you the most?