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Sacrificial giving is a synonym for Father | Tolu’ A. Akinyemi | Poetry

Write a poem for father without hyperboles. Good deeds need no embellishments. Someone asked, who is your father? I responded, father is a synonym for sacrificial giving. Sing a song for father ...

Renowned Newcastle Poet scintillates at SpokenWord Paris

Renowned Newcastle Poet, notable for his iconic roars that act as accompaniment to his energetic and electrifying performances, made a surprise appearance at SpokenWord Paris, France in December 2024. Multiple Award-Winning Author...

Tolu’ A. Akinyemi set to headline at For Better or Verse

Editor’s note: The event was initially scheduled for Friday 24th January but was cancelled due to Storm Éowyn. For Better or Verse poetry and open mic night will celebrate its first anniversary...

My literary journey was built on the strength of community

“It takes a village to raise a child,”–A popular African proverb. In 2017, I was that child. A breakout poet and writer in North-East, England. Even though I have been a writer...

Two Poems | Tolu’ A. Akinyemi

Bewildered A woman lies in my bed, naked. I am standing like a rock—immovable. Fleeting fantasies have become Sour cravings. My mind is running figures, Balancing the books. My brain has reached...

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...

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...

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...