Yesterday, the 1st of December 2020, I won a prestigious Oscars award—for outstanding delivery. This is not an award from my pastime which is writing books and I really love writing books,...
As writers, it’s our responsibility to amplify our voices and use our writing as a medium to make things right. It behoves on us as writers to “write the society” using our...
Hot on the heels of his widely acclaimed 2020 releases, ’Inferno of Silence’ and ’A Booktiful Love’. Acclaimed poet and writer, Tolu’ A. Akinyemi, makes it a hat-trick of poetry wins with...
Dead Cats Don’t Meow is the third book of poetry from Tolu’ A. Akinyemi. Issued hot on the heels of Dead Lions Don’t Roar and Dead Dogs Don’t Bark, this latest collection...
OH, THE WEBS WE WEAVE… For his seventh poetry collection, Tolu’ has turned his attention to that old adage –no one in a writer’s life may have secrets.A vibrant, human exploration of...
When I remember the iconic Afrobeat musician Fela Anikulapo Kuti and how he used his music to drive conversations around social change and awaken consciousness amongst the populace, it gives me immense...
The youths in Nigeria have long endured police brutality and have seen dreams fizzled by those who should protect them. Fast forward to October 2020, what started as a call for a...
It’s easy to lose focus as a writer in this day and age. There is so much out there cloaked in the veil of activity that could act as distractions to fledging...
Bio: Jerry Chiemeke is a columnist, culture critic and lawyer. His works have appeared in The Inlandia Journal, The Johannesburg Review of Books, The Guardian, Honey & Lime, Bone and Ink Press...
BOOK RELEASE ANNOUNCEMENT Book Title: “Dreaming Of Ways To Understand You” Author: Jerry Chiemeke Year of Publication: 2020 Release Dates: 15th September 2020 (Okadabooks) 15th September 2020 (Amazon) 2nd October 2020 (Print,...