A welcome note for Bloom & Essence, Okunade Olamilekan’s debut solo exhibition, held at the British Council, Ikoyi, Lagos, on 22–23 November 2025. Extracts appeared in the exhibition catalogue’s “Soundbites” section. You’re welcome. Not just to an exhibition, but into a conversation… This debut solo exhibition by Okunade Olamilekan is one about who we are, […]
Original poetry Men, not gods Poem by Vic’Adex · 2015 Men, Not gods – Vic’Adex I see men dangling Upon the pikesOf a sentence called lifeMan treating her like a despicable imprisonment And in prison good behaviour gets you paroledMaybe that’s why good people die early Too often we pray to a god to pay […]
A Match Made in Hell: Ade Love’s Set in 1970s A review of Pariolodo and KJ’s spoken word production by Adesoyin Aderanti When I moved to Abuja, I was excited to step into the vibrant poetry community. Yet, I barely did; each event left me feeling like I couldn’t truly belong. But Pari Olodo’s events […]
Submitted poem After the Fire Poem by Gideon Adeyeye — 2025 There are things fire cannot destroy. I know because I have lost things I thought would survive me. Plans Friendships. Money Certainty People. Versions of myself I once believed were permanent. Some burned slowly. Some disappeared in one afternoon. Some left smoke in rooms […]
