Book Title: Dead Cats Don’t Meow: Don’t waste the ninth life Author: Tolu A. Akinyemi Year of Publication: 2019 Number of Pages: 113 Category: Poetry Cats are said to have nine lives and a reputation for getting out of sticky situations unscathed. While some of us despise them and avoid them when they meow, Tolu A.… Continue reading A Book of Poetic Wisdom – A Review of Tolu Akinyemi’s Dead Cats Don’t Meow
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There is No Such Thing as a Secret-A Review of Tolu’ A. Akinyemi’s Never Marry a Writer
Title: Never Marry a Writer Author: Tolu’ A. Akinyemi Publisher: The Roaring Lion Newcastle Year of Publication: 2021 Number of Pages: 80 Category: Poetry Never Marry a Writer is Tolu’ A. Akinyemi’s seventh poetry collection, divided into three sections and containing over fifty poems on a variety of intriguing topics. The poems in this collection, on the other… Continue reading There is No Such Thing as a Secret-A Review of Tolu’ A. Akinyemi’s Never Marry a Writer
Slow Down (and live in the moment) – A Review of Deji Ajibade’s Living by the Script
Title: Living by the Script: Making the Most of Your Life Author: Deji Ajibade Publisher: The Roaring Lion Newcastle Year of Publication: 2021 Number of Pages: 105 Category: Self-Help You might have heard the saying that money cannot buy happiness. This saying might sound unconvincing or even hilarious to many Nigerians. Can you tell a Nigerian who cannot afford three… Continue reading Slow Down (and live in the moment) – A Review of Deji Ajibade’s Living by the Script
A Role Played by the Rules – A Review of Funmi Coker’s Letter to Lilly
Title: Letter to Lilly Author: Funmi Coker Publisher: The Roaring Lion Newcastle Year of Publication: 2021 Number of Pages: 52Category: Poetry It takes bravery to choose to dream big in a world that does not provide the right conditions for the girl child to thrive. In Nigeria, the girl child/women face numerous challenges. As a result, more women are… Continue reading A Role Played by the Rules – A Review of Funmi Coker’s Letter to Lilly
A Poet’s Perception on Pain, Life and Much More – A Review of Anda Damisa’s A Lazy Poet
Book Title: A Lazy Poet Author: Anda Damisa (Lazywrita) Year of Publication: 2019 Number of Pages: 70 Category: Poetry “Do not love me/Do not care/This heart has nothing to share,” the author, Andy Damisa, says in A Lazy Poet, a collection of poems inspired by the author’s personal experiences and those around him. There is anger… Continue reading A Poet’s Perception on Pain, Life and Much More – A Review of Anda Damisa’s A Lazy Poet
Things That Men Never Talk About – A Review of Tolu’ A Akinyemi’s Inferno of Silence
Title: Inferno of Silence Author: Tolu’ A. Akinyemi Publisher: The Roaring Lion Newcastle Year of Publication: 2020 Number of Pages: 201 Category: Short Stories Poets who write novels have a distinct voice. Tolu’ A. Akinyemi, the author of “Inferno of Silence,” is one of them. Before transitioning to storytelling, he was best known for his intense poetry (and continuing… Continue reading Things That Men Never Talk About – A Review of Tolu’ A Akinyemi’s Inferno of Silence