Lagos International Poetry Festival 26-30 October 2016 Freedom Park and the Muson Center, Lagos The city of Lagos will play host to 35 poets from across the world at the sophomore edition of the Lagos Poetry Festival, scheduled to hold… Read More ›
Dike Chukuwumerijie
Event: Lagos International Poetry Festival, 28 October – 1 November 2015
In the last two decades poetry, particularly of the performance variant, has been experiencing a resurgence across the African continent. Urban city centres from Lagos to Nairobi to Joburg are dotted with bars converted to open mic venues, where enthusiasts… Read More ›