Lagos is Killing Me - Taiwo, Oloyede Michael

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Résumé :
This collection of poems covers the expanse of human experience: love, life, death... They draw you into Oloyede's world, a world where feelings and emotions take shape and breathe life through the sorcery of words. Mastery of language is one of the grandest heights of man's intelligence. Man, we love words, be it in stories or songs or the lyricism of poetry. This is why Oloyede's collection of poetry is a marvel. We open its pages to see words in their most flowery form. Oloyede has a witty sense of style and he bends words to sooth his own meaning like a master blacksmith beats iron into shape. Like all true poets of conscience, Oloyede also took the time to write about the fate of his country and the malaise of corruption that besieges it. This is Oloyede's first offering. And it is worth holding with awe....

Biographie:
Oloyede Michael Taiwo is a poet, storyteller, copywriter, scriptwriter, screenwriter, spoken-word artiste, playwright, producer and philomath. He has appeared on different TV and radio stations, propagating the gospel according to poetry and holding conferences on politics and economic issues. He wrote and produced the play, Wrinkles, dimples, naira and bets, during the Lagos Theatre Festival, 2020, in partnership with the British Council. He has performed in several literary events and one of the largest gospel concerts in Lagos-Cross Concert. He curates diverse didactic and literary events, such as: Learning With Celebrities Conference, Lagos Poetrython, Fireflies & Bumblebees and the Lagos Poetrython Spoken Word Academy. He has been shortlisted for the Etisalat Flash Fiction Prize and long listed for the Quramo Writers' Prize for literature. He loves psychedelic music and the riff of bass guitar strings. He is an associate of the Academy of Modern Applied Psychology and also an associate of Financial Freedom Academy, a financial solution organisation based in the U.K. He is also a transmedia content architect, product developer, integrated brand marketer and a certified finance and investment analyst. Taiwo loves to meditate and enjoy the tranquillity of wandering in a liminal orifice....

Sommaire:
This collection of poems covers the expanse of human experience: love, life, death... They draw you into Oloyede's world, a world where feelings and emotions take shape and breathe life through the sorcery of words. Mastery of language is one of the grandest heights of man's intelligence. Man, we love words, be it in stories or songs or the lyricism of poetry. This is why Oloyede's collection of poetry is a marvel. We open its pages to see words in their most flowery form. Oloyede has a witty sense of style and he bends words to sooth his own meaning like a master blacksmith beats iron into shape. Like all true poets of conscience, Oloyede also took the time to write about the fate of his country and the malaise of corruption that besieges it. This is Oloyede's first offering. And it is worth holding with awe....