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Two Poems | Tolu’ A. Akinyemi

  • tolutoludo
  • July 26, 2022
  • Atypical Creative
Ruinous Charred bodies lie in the minefields of their ruinous exit. We are nested in this web of flaming fire. These deaths echo abomination and sacrilege. Charred bodies are immersed in convoluted...
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Newcastle-Based Author writes his name in the annals of history with ‘Born in Lockdown’

  • tolutoludo
  • September 8, 2021
  • For the Culture
Written by multi-award-winning author Tolu’ A. Akinyemi, ‘Born in Lockdown’ is a writer’s account of the coronavirus pandemic using poetry as a tool. The goal is to document the coronavirus pandemic era...
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Empty Rooms |Tolu’ A. Akinyemi|Poetry

  • tolutoludo
  • May 23, 2021
  • Poet's Corner
My family house is a house of flying daggers, of rivalries and bitter wars that eat deep, scarring every memory. Some say blood is thicker than water. Turn it on its head...
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One Good Man Short |Tolu’ A. Akinyemi|Poetry

  • tolutoludo
  • April 14, 2021
  • Poet's Corner
The memories are not faint –  our larger-than-life father whose kindness spreads like river sand has crossed to the other side. Father. Hero. Grandfather.  The epitome of love whose life shines brighter...
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Broken Piece | Tolu’ Akinyemi | Poetry

  • tolutoludo
  • July 25, 2020
  • Poet's Corner
Our Love could have been as clear as spring water But her fountain had been polluted by streams of hate. This could have been paradise but I spend my days in regret...
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A Miracle & Song of Songs | Samuel Ajani | Poetry

  • tolutoludo
  • June 14, 2020
  • For the Culture
{A MIRACLE} I’ve seen a golden pheasant, Flying around in its colorful splendor, Spreading its wing With every single feather glowing. I’ve seen a gazania, In brilliant shades Of orange and yellow,...
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The Lion met Luckins | Tolu’ Akinyemi | Poetry

  • tolutoludo
  • April 12, 2020
  • Poet's Corner
I once looked beaten. Damn! I was thrice lucky. Serve me three apples for breakfast and some snakes for dinner. A life of iffiness was lurking. Until the Lion met Luckins! The...
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Lockdown – A poem by Tolu’ Akinyemi

  • tolutoludo
  • April 3, 2020
  • In the Spotlight
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‘Never Play Games with the Devil’ by Author Tolu’ A. Akinyemi is no cliché when it comes to the poems in this book and is definitely much more than a creative book title.

  • tolutoludo
  • November 12, 2019
  • Book Reviews
Never Play Games with the Devil by Author Tolu’ A. Akinyemi The Roaring Lion Newcastle Press, 2019, pp.56. Reviewed by Realistic Poetry International Never Play Games with the Devil by Author Tolu’...
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Black History Month: Raise a Glass for Black Excellence
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Multiple Award-Winning Poet Tolu’ A. Akinyemi – The Lion of Newcastle announces North-East Spoken Word Tour for Autumn 2023
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About me

Tolu’ A. Akinyemi (also known as Tolutoludo & Lion of Newcastle) is a multi-award-winning author in the genre of poetry, short stories, children’s literature, and essays.

Tolu’ has been endorsed by the Arts Council England as a writer of “exceptional talent.”

He is a co-founder of Lion and Lilac, a UK-based arts organisation, and sits on the board of many organisations.

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