This anthology (collated over a 10-year period) is written with the sole aim of  reawakening the diminishing appreciation of poetry and to rekindle its glowing passion. The poems have been carefully selected and arranged into four (4) parts – poems on societal consciousness, love and other emotions, nature and spiritual poems. It contains poems for all aspects of life—spirit, soul and body – making it an ageless book with its true verses built to feed all aspects of our shared humanity. So read, ring, meditate and fill your soul with pleasant melodies.

After Okikiola went through a lot because of her parents divorce, she vowed never to  fall in love  in order not to let a man hurt her in any way. But love itself has a way of crawling into our hearts when we least expect it.

After the flounce  is written by Adenike Isenibi. It is a must read for everyone.

Everybody who desires to learn how to increase their love life, happiness, friendship  and interactions in this busy world should grab this thought-provoking book which is bound to transform the way you deliberately build your relationships.

Written by Uma, Uche Gabriel aka UCdMC

Victor Banjo: An Untold Account of the Nigerian Civil War concentrates on Victor Banjo between 1966 and 1967 when he died. The first issue is Victor Banjo’s role in the January, 1966 coup. Yesufu completely exonerates Victor Banjo of any role in the January 1966 coup. Yesufu tried to explain many events which may never be completely understood. The documents are not available to do proper research into these complicated issues. The events of the coup and the aftermath, the details of the Benin invasion, the trial of Banjo and three others will never be fully documented. Yesufu’s book is a welcome addition to the literature about these controversies.

Patrice Émery Lumumba (2 July 1925 – 17 January 1961) was a Congolese independence leader and the first democratically elected leader of the Congo as prime minister. He was assassinated on 17 January, 1961.
The last days of Lumumba is a fictitious drama on how the Congolese leader was allegedly killed.Written by Iguh, Thomas.

Frances W Pritchett Speech at Society for Promoting Igbo language and Culture UNN 1979.

Igbo and English version.

Share Anonymous Initiative is an ongoing project that is transforming society’s understanding and
response to sexual and domestic violence through storytelling, data, and technology. This free e-resource is guide  and tool for survivors and victims of sexual and domestic violence  to track their progress and compare themselves to others who have experienced the same things, they could learn more about how to improve their outcomes.

Written by Njoku, N.O. This booklet throws light on money grubbing women who fleece men of their hard earned money. The author warns his fellow men of these type of women and advice them on how to avoid their company.

History of Igbo Language & Suggested Study Materials compiled by the Igbophile, Frances W. Pritchett.

A book about Tai Chi Chuan written by Yvonne Huizinga. The book compares Tai Chi Tao the Jan Kraak methods with traditional Tai Chi Chuan and is also  discussing different ways of mindfulness and meditation. Yvonne Huizinga is a recognized teacher for Tai Ji Quan, Chi Kung and more Chinese internal martial arts.

Yvonne Huizinga also runs Tai Chi Uithuizen the school located in the privince of Groningen in the Netherlands Europ

Node.js { Server Setup is an open source e-book  by Greg Sidelnikov. It was created to speed up the learning process of setting up the JavaScript-based Node server for building your own applications.

Secrets of Tai Chi & Qi Qong explains the secrets of the Chinese martial arts to the public. Also different exercises and meditation is included. This book is written by Douwe Geluk.
Douwe Geluk is Dutch Champion of Tai Chi & Qi Qong and owns Tai Chi Apeldoorn his school.

The author espouses on the importance of Christians being able to discern what they hear from men and women of God.

Written by Stephen,Felix. N. A comedy which portrays the kind of life decent youths should live and the etiquette’s of a relationship.

Understanding Igbo Poetry is the English translation of the book “Ighota Abu Igbo” a handbook/guide to understanding and critiquing Igbo poems. It is written by Ihechukwu Madubuike and translated to English by Frances W. Pritchett.

The Author of Omenuko is a biography about Pita Nwana, the author of the first Igbo novel Omenuko , a special man among men, a man who trusted his personal god and did a special work for the public without receiving any money.

Anna Hinderer Nee Martin was a missionary who lived in Yorubaland with her clergy husband, Rev. David Hinderer who  worked  in connection with the Church Missionary Society in Yoruba (Lagos- Ibadan- Abeokuta, all in Nigeria).

This is a chronicle of Anna Hinderer’s life as a missionary in Yorubaland. After years of illness, she passed on the 6th of  June 1870 at the age of 43.

A young man suffers a rude shock when he discovers that his girlfriend of 5 years has planned a future without him in it.

RSVP  is a short movie script written by Adachukwu Onwudiwe for Emphire Touch Production.

To watch the short movie, visit https://youtu.be/FU3lYIXUPws

Written by Okenwa, Olisah and published in 1963.The Igbos ( written as Ibo or Iboe by some) are an ethnic group found in Southeastern Nigeria, West Africa. This booklet is an exposition on the native customs and laws the Igbos keep. Topics such as Title taking, Gender,Land ownership, Marriage and Courtship laws are covered. It should be noted that some of these customs have been lost or forfeited when Igbos converted to Christianity although it is common to find many who combine African Traditional religion and Christianity.

Written by Nkwoh, Marius, this book addresses bribery and corruption in the Nigerian society.it is important to note that as far back as 1965,corruption was a bane to the Nigerian society as much as it is presently.

Silhouette series is an ongoing project by  poet, Nnanna Okpanku in collaboration with Nnebedum Favour Ifechukwu,and Lilian Isih.  He has given us a sneak preview with the first three visual poems: The Runaway Bride, Mirror Mirror on the wall, and  A Stranger.

Silhouette series is one of a kind poetry album  which The Crater Library loves to categorise as Visual Poems. Visual poems are poems accompanied by photographs which capture the essence of the poems.

The poet  ensures his subject matters (words and models) are aligned to capture the feelings he is expressing. Neither deducts from the other, but the well crafted words and breathtaking photography suspend’s the readers’ mind to a plane  where he/she feels and understands the emotions behind each medium.

Frances W. Pritchett writes about how she became interested in Igbo language after meeting and hosting a Nigerian Igbo student.

“In learning about a language one also learns about the culture that produced it–the beliefs, traditions, habits, attitudes, ways of making a living, interpretations of natural surroundings, ideas about marriage, children, etc. I discovered that my Eurocentric education had left me
sadly ignorant about Africa, so I began to educate myself by reading books by African writers. “Things Fall Apart,” by Chinua Achebe, had a great impact on me.I developed a desire to see for myself this milieu that was clearly so different from my own.”

Ighota Abu Igbo is a handbook/guide to understanding and critiquing Igbo poems. It is written by Ihechukwu Madubuike and published in 1981.

Odumodu’s Journey is one of the earliest novels written in Igbo language by Bell-Gam Leopold published in 1963 by Longman, London and translated for English readers by Frances W. Pritchett.

In this  dissertation, Henry Ibekwe  calls into question the silently-held presumption that the Latinization (i.e. the use of Latin alphabets in transcription) of indigenous languages in southeastern Nigeria is both necessary and sufficient for their orthography.
The arguments presented herein aim to demonstrate the fact that Latinization has systematically excluded an entire realm of symbols and meanings which facilitate the inter-subjective transfer of ideas; realms that cannot always be navigated by relying upon transcription by way of Latin alphabets.

In order to adequately address several of the weaknesses identified in the Latinized scripts, the author argues for an expanded orthography that is more inclusive and representative of the sociofacts, mentifacts and artifacts that are peculiar to southeastern Nigeria.

Author: Henry Ibekwe

Date of Publication: 2016-07-07

ISBN:978-3659840319

Erimma is an Igbo novel written by J.U.T Nzeako  and translated by Frances W. Pritchett.