Afolayan, Kayode Niyi2021-06-172021-06-172012Afolayan, K.N. (2012) Gender Issues and Social Crossings in Maria Ajima’s Cycles and Thri…ll. In Gender politics: Women’s Writings and Films in Northern Nigeria. Ahmed Yerima & Saeedat Aliyu (eds.) 138-149. Ibadan: Published by Kraft Books, Ibadan.https://uilspace.unilorin.edu.ng/handle/20.500.12484/6130The paper looks at issues concerning the rights of women mirrored by Maria Ajima in her poetry. Given the circumstances which includes the lethargic approach of women themselves, that a lot still needs to be desired if women's rights would be actualized in Africa.enGenderMaeia AjimapoetryBook chapter