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So all the Time I was Sitting on an Egg - Cover

So all the Time I was Sitting on an Egg

“The poems in this collection confront diverse, everyday, seemingly insignificant matters but the core concern is woman….”

I was very young when this collection was published so the poems are raw and defensive, reflecting how I felt at the time, I suppose.

She Tried: text | listen
Desert Knight of Katsina: text | listen
Diplomatic Lip Service: text | listen
Blessed Brassiere: text | listen
Epitaph: text | listen

Song of a Riverbird- Cover

Song of a Riverbird

“This collection encapsulates some of the best characteristics of postcolonial African poetry. These poems display a tough, terse wit, and an assured confidence that both arrests and enchants the reader….”

By 2002, I was determined to write about the things that kept me up at night so I put wrote poems on abortion, paedophilia, religion and politicking, Nigeria-style

Sell by Date: text | listen
A Quiver of Questions: text | listen
Counterfeit Marriage: text | listen
Jilted Jack: text | listen
She was Only Five: text | listen

The Secret Lives of Babe Sade's Wives

 

This is the first novel of mine to be published. More information on this later..

Image from Mayowa and the masquerades

Mayowa and the Masquerades

 

A series of childrens books aimed at the African market. More information coming soon.

Love of Flight

 

This is my third book of poetry. It is to be published later this year (2008).

Trysexual: text | listen
Music-Making: text | listen
Poison: text | listen