Two Poems |Tolu’ A. Akinyemi
F*ck – F*cking 2020 How do we scrub 2020 from our history books? How do we fuck it off as a one-off? The labels have left us weary, pandemic torn and broken....
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Cover Reveal: Never Marry a Writer
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...
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 Black Poet and Author Extraordinaire makes a bold statement with his upcoming collection of poetry.
The Poet has always assumed a lot of roles from time. Unable to stomach the injustice and corruption in his society, he becomes a voice showing people the folly of their ways,...
Black ≠ Inferior – A Poetic masterpiece by Tolu’ A. Akinyemi out 01.01.2021
Black ≠ Inferior is a collection of poems divided into 2 parts. The first part is a collection of thematically linked poems exploring Blackness and the myriads of discuss it attracts. The...
Book Review: Dead Cats don’t Meow – A Mobile Library Of Positivity.
Reviewer: Karen Middleton Dead Cats Don’t Meow, Tolu Akinyemi, T&B Global Concepts UK, 2019, pp. 128 When considering, which book to read, a book with an eye-catching title that screams out at...
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,...
Pangs of Sorrow | Tolu’ Akinyemi | Poetry
Adeoti’s lifeless body, laid still like an effigy. The cries from the depth of his soul reverberated the atmosphere. The dreary sky wore the colour of intense grief: Burning red. He can...
Tolu’ Akinyemi’s speech at the e-Launch event of “Inferno Of Silence” and “A Booktiful Love”
Distinguished Ladies and Gentlemen, the speakers, the hosts of tonight’s event, Family and friends, and my second family- the literary community. Good evening everyone!I’m super delighted on the auspicious occasion of the...
In conversation with leading African Voice—Dami Ajayi, the Poet and Medical Doctor taking African Literature to greater heights.
Bio: Dami Ajayi studied Medicine and Surgery at Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, Nigeria where he co-founded Saraba literary magazine. His first volume of poems, Clinical Blues, longlisted for the Erbacce Poetry Prize,...