Longlisted Poem:“Dirges of the Scorched Earth”
CHRIS MONDAY ANYIGOR is a Nigerian poet, educator, and literary administrator from Ekwetekwe in Ezza North Local Government Area of Ebonyi State. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Education (English) from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka. He currently serves as the Principal of PHD Secondary School, Obinze, Imo State. CHRIS was shortlisted for the 2025 African Writers Awards and received honourable mention at the 2015 United Nations Day Creative Writing Celebration.He has two forthcoming collections: Hosanna of the Masses and Other Poems and The Pillar.