LIPFest2018

For you, the festival starts the day you get an email from the festival manager, in this case, Seun Alli, saying you have been accepted by the team to be a volunteer, instructing you to be at a certain venue, on a certain day, and a certain time for a meeting/orientation training. Because it is…

The 4th edition of the Lagos International Poetry Festival held just a week ago, 31st October through 4th November. The festival concert, Wide Awake, held at the MUSON Centre on the third night of the festival. One of the many poets who graced the stage kicked off his performance by saying Wide Awake in the…

On the 31st of October at the Freedom Park, Lagos Island, the 4th edition of the Lagos International Poetry Festival will kick off.  This year’s festival draws an array of exciting poets, writers and artists from 15 countries across the world. Headliners include Kwame Dawes, 2018 Forward Prize winner, Danez Smith, South African poet and activist…