poems – Lion of Newcastle- Tolu' Akinyemi

Newcastle-Based Author writes his name in the annals of history with ‘Born in Lockdown’

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...

Empty Rooms |Tolu’ A. Akinyemi|Poetry

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...

One Good Man Short |Tolu’ A. Akinyemi|Poetry

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...

Broken Piece | Tolu’ Akinyemi | Poetry

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...

A Miracle & Song of Songs | Samuel Ajani | Poetry

{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,...

The Lion met Luckins | Tolu’ Akinyemi | Poetry

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...

Lockdown – A poem by Tolu’ Akinyemi

‘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.

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’...

Tolu’ A. Akinyemi (also known as Tolutoludo & Lion of Newcastle) is a multi-award-winning Nigerian author in the genre of poetry, short story, Children’s Literature and essays, which include: Dead Lions Don’t Roar (Poetry, 2017), Unravel Your Hidden Gems (Essays, 2018), Dead Dogs Don’t Bark (Poetry, 2018), Dead Cats Don’t Meow (Poetry, 2019), Never Play Games With The Devil (Poetry, 2019), Inferno of Silence (Short Stories, 2020), A Booktiful Love (Poetry, 2020), Black ≠ Inferior (Poetry, 2021), Never Marry a Writer (Poetry, 2021), Everybody Don Kolomental (Poetry, 2021), I Wear Self-Confidence Like a Second Skin (Children’s Literature, 2021) I Am Not a Troublemaker (Children’s Literature, 2021) and A god in a human body (Poetry, forthcoming – January 2022).

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

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