Bassey Ikpi
Lagos International Poetry Festival in October
This October is going to be exciting as Lagos hosts the first international poetry festival in West Africa. The Lagos International Poetry Festival themed “Borderless Words” will delve into the role of poetry in bridging racial, language and cultural divide. The five day festival is goingto feature masterclasses, exhibitions, panel discussions and performances. Some of the literary…
Finding Home -Nigeria’s First Spoken Word Theater Production Hits the Stage
Arts meet entertainment this November as the organisers of Taruwa, GbayiChild Entertainment and G.R.I.O.T, a poetry collective presents Finding Home, Nigeria’s first ever spoken word poetry theater production planned to tour across Africa. Finding Home will make its grand debut at Terra Kulture on the 14th of November. Finding Home follows ten dynamic characters across Africa,…
#NaijaPoetrySlam Finalists
Remember the #NaijaPoetrySlam we announced some weeks ago? The list of the finalists is out. According to Bassey Ikpi The finalists for #NaijaPoetrySlam have been selected! Congratulations to Fex InspiroLogos, Ikenna Onyegbula, Joshua Tanko, Uche Uwadinachi, Amanda Bisong, Kenneth Ibegwam, Chiedu Ifeozo, Obiamaka Ifejika and Jeffery (Plumbtifex). Another finalist, fan favorite, Akwaeke Emezi was unable…
#NaijaPoetrySlam Check Entries for Naija Poetry Slam
Guess you have heard of #NaijaPoetrySlam hosted by Bassey Ikpi going on. If you haven’t, check the video announcement. What is Poetry Slam? Poetry slam is a poetry competition where people/poets perform their poems in front of audience and are judged by the audience based on their performances. According to Poets.org A slam itself is simply a…