But Indistinct Chatter caught me off guard from its very first pages. It opens with a diptych that gives voice to Israel and Palestine…
INDISTINCT CHATTER: Poetic Points of View
By Nia Ihuoma Alexxis
Writerly Press, Lagos, 2026. 144pp.
ISBN: 978-978-68-2365-2
I’ll be honest: I approached this collection warily. Poetry debuts can be precious things—overwrought, self‑conscious, desperate to impress. The collection is also close to home.
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