Iquo DianaAbasi writes prose, poetry and scripts for radio and screen. She often
performs her poems with a touch of culture-rich Ibibio folklore.
Her first collection of poems, Symphony of Becoming, was shortlisted for
the NLNG Nigeria prize for literature, and the ANA poetry prize; both in 2013.
It has also been shortlisted for the Woke Soyinka Prize for Literature.
She is an alumnus of Fidelity Bank’s International Creative Writing Workshop,
and was writer in residence at the Ebedi International Writers Residency In
2013.
An avid student of human nature, Iquo’s writing explores socially
cognizant themes, pain, love, womanhood and trials of the griots of this age.
Her writings appear in Kalahari
review, Saraba magazine, ANA Review, AfricaInWords and Olisa.tv. She has been
featured in several poetry anthologies.
Stages she has graced include: Lagos International Poetry Festival, Ake
Arts and Book Festival, The Big60 Cultural Exchange, Wole Soyinka @80, Lagos
Black Heritage Festival, The Macmillan Literary night, PLAY Poetry Festival,
Word slam, The Lagos Poetry Festival, Word and Sound.
The mother of two resides in
Lagos where she has just completed work on a collection of short fiction which
is expected to hit stores by early 2019. She is also writing a second volume of
poetry.
Reach
her on Instagram: @dianaspeak
..........................................................................................................................................................
James
Ademuyiwa is a Poet and Tech enthusiast, looking for life through darkness.
Facebook/Instagram: @james_ademuyiwa
No comments:
Post a Comment