Combative reactionism of ladies in the Niger Delta
Alexis Quinlan
ladies notice heavy metals from crude oil sources and oil spills [4][5][6][7][8]
ladies notice pollutants in Ubeji river higher than standard limits
ladies observe aquatic life choking on oil spills [4][5][6][7][8]
in the waters bioaccumulate special metals subsequent
transfer ladies notice
food chain food chain chain chain
various contaminants (at low concentrations)
ladies notice pharmaceuticals (at low concentrations)
petrochemicals (low concentrations) ladies observe plastics (low)
(concentrate) smell fertilizers (less low concentrations) oil
spills [4][5][6][7][8] (far less low concentrations) ladies notice indigo
carmine (IC) created for textile, cosmetics and food industries
spilled concentrations oops and ladies
through a variety of feedback
mechanisms [1][4][5][6][7][8][7839]
in the Niger Delta
notice pervasive livelihood insecurity
precipitated by [4][5][6][7][8]
notice livelihood system across the universe
ladies notice livelihood ladies concentrate
NB: language from “Oil activities, unsustainable environment and the combative reactionism of women in the Niger Delta.” C. Emuedo, Okeoghene A. Emuedo. 2014 African Journal of Political Science and International Relations. DOI:10.5897/AJPSIR12.031Corpus ID: 56475400
Alexis Quinlan is a writer, editor, and adjunct English teacher in New York and San Antonio. Her poems can be found in The Paris Review and Denver Quarterly, online at Rhino, Tinderbox, and Juked, and via abchaospoesis.blogspot.com. She performs in XR’s street theater group, Cit Ass Theater.