Lion of Newcastle- Tolu' Akinyemi

2020 & 2021 Releases

A collection of short stories ‘Inferno of Silence’ and three poetry collections ’A Booktiful Love’, ‘Black ≠ Inferior’ and ‘Never Marry a Writer’.

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Looking Back and Looking Forward: A Review of Tolu’ A. Akinyemi’s The Morning Cloud is Empty

The Morning Cloud is Empty is a collage of rich imageries from a past so young that it is cradled in the present. More succinctly, this book very well captures the expression;...

Guiding Young People In Verse: A Review of ‘You Need More Than Dreams’ by Tolu A. Akinyemi | Review By Roseline Mgbodichinma

“We carry dreams like pregnant clouds. Our aspirations are fallacious fallacies.” Multiple award-winning writer Tolu A. Akinyemi, also known as Tolutoludo, with over twenty-one books under his belt, is no stranger to...

SO, WHEN DID YOU DIE? A review of Tolu A. Akinyemi’s On The Train To Hell by Jide Badmus

This is an account of personal and communal grief—grief without borders. The book has death at its core. Of course, death is the heart of grief. Tolu Akinyemi, in this poetry collection,...

Kolomental and the Elephant in the Room – Our Mental health | Professor Kingsley O. Akhigbe | University of Benin

Tolu Akinyemi’s poem “Everybody don Kolomental,” was read and analysed as a case study by Professor Kingsley Oalei Akhigbe, Professor of Psychiatry, in the 293rd Inaugural Lecture Series at the University of...

Lion & Lilac Presents a Black History Month Special at North Shields & District Men’s Catholic Club

Lion & Lilac presents a Black History Month Special showcasing leading black voices in North-East, England. Tolu’ A. Akinyemi, Omotayo Sangofadeji, Papi Jeovani, Mwelwa Chilekwa, Fred Chyke, and Georgia May will perform...

Black History Month: Raise a Glass for Black Excellence

It’s been a bitter-sweet couple of weeks for me. Sweet because my career is on the ascendancy. I resumed in my dream job in the second line of defence within the United...

Multiple Award-Winning Poet Tolu’ A. Akinyemi – The Lion of Newcastle announces North-East Spoken Word Tour for Autumn 2023

Multiple Award-winning poet and storyteller Tolu A. Akinyemi, aka The Lion of Newcastle, will be touring selected venues across the North East this Autumn. Come along and see him perform pieces from...