This week, we are crushing on South-African poet, Vonani Bila. He is the founder and editor of the poetry journal Timbila. He is also a director and an editor of a newspaper. Have you read any of his poems? Tell us about it.
#Poeticcrushafrique #Konyashamsrumi – at Nigeria
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Here's my first publication for the year. I share with you the answer to that question of what do you fear the most. My gratitude to @michael_imossan and @PoetryColumnNnd for giving my poem a home.
On today's episode of Stories from Young African Poets, we spotlight one of Nigeria's finest young poets, @pamilerinjacob as he tells us about his journey through the beyond in his childhood. Enjoy👇. shamsrumi.org/stories-from-y…
#Konyashamsrumi #Storiesfromyounhafricanpoets – at Abuja, Nigeria
Ladies and gentle men, a reading of moonlit night from the poetry collection, Ivory night by Ismail Bala. You can order your copy here too👇.
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#Ivorynight #konyashamsrumi – at Nigeria
Whenever it is Monday, our country people know that we always find a poetic person to crush on😊. Our poetic crush for this week is Ahmed Shafie and yes, he is an Egyptian🤝. Have you read any of his works? Tell u about it.
#Poeticcrushafrique #Konyashamsrumi #Egypt – at Nigeria
For today, we travel all the way to Zimbabwe to see Chenjerai Hove. A little birdie tells us he is not in the country but still, shows us his favourite bamboo chair. While there, We peep into the united state with a microscope.
#Poetryhistorywithkonya #Konyashamsrumi. – at Nigeria
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What would you like to do better as a creative this year?
#creativity #TvoTribe #Africancreatives #Creativelife #NewYearNewMe
This Wednesday, we spotlight @iam_boluwatifee, Young African Poet who tells us about his journey with poetry and the spark. Enjoy here👇.
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#Storiesfromyoungafricanpoets #Konyashasmsrumi
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Good News, Guys!!!
"African Urban Echoes" made it to the list of Editor’s Choice: 25 Most Anticipated Books of 2025. We are grateful to Isele Magazine for finding our co-edited anthology worthy of this recognition.
You can read the list here:
iselemagazine.com/2025/01/03…
(RMG)
On today's episode of black poets, @keyuxcx profiles Warsan Shire. Did you know that she was once featured by Beyonce, America's pop star? Go read to know more👇.
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#Blackpoets #Konyashamsrumi – at Nigeria
On today's episode of Poetic Crush Afrique, we are crushing really hard on Ugandan poet, Lilian Aujo and her long list of amazing works and awards. Have you read any of her poetry? Tell us about it.
#Poeticcrushafrique #Konyashamsrumi – at Abuja, Nigeria
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Coming January 10th 2025 from @KonyaShamsrumi and @sevhage, look out for this brilliant collection of poems from The Poetry Club at Usman Danfodio University, Sokoto!
Hello there!
Watch out for the Pub. day of our debut issue—a rare anthology you'll ever read— edited by the legendary @Sueddieagema; the current SILLERMAN winner, @michael_imossan; @Panini500bc; @abdulbasitoluwa
& @lateefah_ahmad.
We bet you'll be SAT!
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For the first Thursday in 2025, we go way back to visit the delectable poet, journalist, playwright, film producer and more, Adebayo Faleti. As he tells us about his journalism days at NTA, we peep into Hawaii with our telescope.
#Konyashamsrumi #Poetryhistorywithkonya – at Abuja, Nigeria
On our first episode of Young African Poets for the year 2025, we spotlight @wanatheplug as he tells us about his growth and poetry. Read it here👇.
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#Youngafricanpoets #konyashamsrumi – at Abuja, Nigeria
On today's episode of Poetic crush Afrique, we let our eyes feed on the amazing Nigerian poet, Tade Ipadeola and his beautiful works. Have you read any work of his? We will be happy to read your thoughts.
#Poeticcrushafrique #Konyashamsrumi #thesaharatestaments
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And we present to you @sodiqalabi Deaf Birds & Frozen Frames for your reading delight from me and @KonyaShamsrumi
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Congratulations to my brother for his promotion to an Air Commodore in svc 2 the Nigerian Air Force. Nobody gave us a chance, but here we are smashing goals & still dreaming.
This poem published by @KonyaShamsrumi tells the tale of our childhood days
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grabbed your copy, please do so with this link from @KonyaShamsrumi : selar.co/joemario
and please, I'll love your reviews, especially on the subject matter I was trying to achieve with this pamphlet.
In the spirit of Christmas, Salamatu Sule gives us a gift in the form of a review. Right here👇, she gives her two scent about "Deaf birds and frozen frames".
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