https://lnr.unilag.edu.ng/ <p><em>Lagos Notes and Records</em> <em>(LNR)</em> is an annual interdisciplinary journal of the humanities published by the Faculty of Arts, University of Lagos, Nigeria. It is devoted to the publication of well-researched articles in all the subjects in the Arts, Social Sciences, and Law. In addition to original articles, the journal also publishes review articles, brief accounts of work in progress, as well as notes and comments on issues arising out of recent publications.&nbsp;</p> Faculty of Arts, University of Lagos en-US Lagos Notes and Records 0075-7640 https://lnr.unilag.edu.ng/article/view/2817 <p>Present-day Nigeria has been variously characterised as infernal, hellish, grueling and as <em>danse macabre</em> on account, principally, of the insupportable socio-economic hardships Nigerians are going through amid official apathy and criminal dereliction of duty. Despite this, there is an overwhelming efflorescence of creative activity, especially the production and reception of verse. This study, examines and maps the trajectory of Nigerian poetry from the oral beginnings through the various generational cohorts to the present, highlighting the rise and rise of verse-making in Nigeria. But it is not all about quantity but, more important, the quality of written poetry coming out of Nigeria today. The fate and fortune of digitally-mediated verse are also interrogated in this study even as the work periscopes the likely tramlines of verse in the future. It concludes that, given the incredible amount of poetry being produced across the nation, accompanied by the equally impressive efforts of the Nigerian Diaspora, the future of Nigerian poetry is bright.</p> Christopher Anyokwu Copyright (c) 2025 Lagos Notes and Records 2025-11-06 2025-11-06 30 30 1 37