Reintroducing…

Ake Festival calls again. Going to be on the same stage with some of my favs. AlhamdulilLah.

🔊 GUEST ANNOUNCEMENT Bash Amuneni Bash Amuneni is an architect and poet who lives between England and Nigeria. His works explore the subtleties of the human condition, weaving narratives of memory, identity, and resilience.

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Wrote a reflection piece on the recently concluded Kano International Poetry Festival, and I'd love it very much if you could read it. Shout out to SEVHAGE Publishers for giving it a home here: sevhage.com/2025/09/19/kap…

Join the Ake Arts & Book Festival team as a volunteer! We are looking for like minded individuals to contribute to the upcoming festival. Ready to join? Apply on our website now (link in bio) How To: On the homepage, click on Festivals. Under Festivals, click on Apply.

I am glad to have a poem in the new issue of Kenyon Review. The poem, included in a folio on Forough Farrokhzad, attends to the vagaries of life and the fragility of our dreams. Thanks to Cindy Juyoung OK and the Kenyon Review editorial team. (RMG)

I think Nigerian poets are fire! In 2024, I opened a spotify account to share some of my favourite poems with you. Two seasons and 18 poems later, I'm glad I didn't chicken out. Listen to them here: open.spotify.com/show/7Aqyi5BKc…

#MyHausa!🎙️One of my first stories for the Focus on Africa podcast - I looked into what makes Hausa such a standout among African languages on the global stage. From its massive reach across Africa to being studied in Germany, US, and China! 🌎 Really proud of this one. 🥹

Yesterday, at the SALMA ATTAH FOUNDATION FOR WOMEN & GIRLS SUPPORT’s Voices For Her event, a pop show organized to celebrate the International Day of the Girl Child, I curated a photo exhibition. During the event, I shared the story of 10-year-old Maryam Ahmadu, a resident of Mararaban Gimba in Lapai Local Government

This year’s laureate in economic sciences Peter Howitt was born in 1946 in Canada. He received his PhD in 1973 from Northwestern, Evanston, IL, USA. He is a professor at Brown University, Providence, RI, USA. vivo.brown.edu/display/phowitt

I received a spotlight alongside other exciting #Archipel Alumni for my AkeArts&BookFestival’s guest invite. 🥁 🥁

My two cents on this piece, which is getting a lot of hate in the quotes.

Natasha Trethewey

BEST STRIKER IN THE WORLD 🔥🔥🇳🇬🇳🇬

Yauwa 🇳🇬 VO, thank you.

the poet. the poem.

The Northern Narratives Chapbook Presentation is here! 19 Oct 2025 | 11 AM | Open Arts Space, Kaduna Join us as emerging Northern Nigerian writers share their voices and launch their chapbooks. #NorthernNarratives #NWF #OpenArts #KadunaEvents

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