In Human of God, Kemistree Bakare gathers an old poetic fire under a clearer theological centre, interrogating worship, gender, pain, ambition, identity and what belonging to God should demand of the human being.
Exhibition appraisal. Originally included in the “Appraisal Highlights” section of the Atun Ra Wa Bi catalogue, page 9, credited to Adetimilehin Inioluwa Victor. The work also sits inside a specific civic moment. It was created around the presentation of a sculptural portrait to the Soun of Ogbomoso, Oba Ghandi Afolabi Olaoye, shortly after his formal […]
Desertion by Abdulrazak Gurnah Is a Beautiful Book Olumide Holloway (King Olulu) · March 2026 It’s funny that I think of it as being beautiful given some of the tragic events therein. The book’s main themes seem to be love, tradition, belonging, and cruelty. The book is history repeating itself in different generations because every […]
On Saturday, January 31st, Kinora Restaurant by the Assembly in Ogbomoso hosted the first-ever slam poetry competition in the city. Branded the Motoni Olodun Slam, the event marked the 4th anniversary of the rebirth of Open Mic Ogbomoso, a community that has steadily grown from casual expression into a more intentional creative space. Hosted by […]
“Grant me chastity and self-control — but not yet.” — Saint Augustine, Confessions Tweet There are books that tell you what a man feels, and there are books that tell you what a man believes about himself when no one is looking. Poetry Has All My Pain belongs firmly to the latter. It is not simply […]
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, […]