Godwin Obaji is a Nigerian poet. His poetry was shortlisted for the 2025 Brigitte Poirson Literature Prize and longlisted for the 2025 Kayode Aderinokun Poetry Prize. His work has appeared in Jaylit, Kaleidoscope 111, Blasphemous, Penned in Rage Literary Magazine, Kalahari Review, Poetree, Teambooktu, Tuck magazine, and Ebedi Review. Finalist, 2018 Uganda Babishainiwe Poetry Prize. Winner of 2022 Poetree Poetry Prize. Facebook: facebook.com/share/1GxQvKyRXd/

Issue 02
“If I Step Into the New Year Hale & Hearty” (poetry)