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Dear Ife – Live At British Council

As conversations around mental health become ever more urgent and essential, Ghanaian poet and curator Mr. Poetivist — under Jinn Records and with the support of the British Council Ghana — presents Dear Ife, a multidisciplinary performance that fuses artistic expression with mental health advocacy. Through symbolic poetry and immersive

Nsuo Bɛyɛ Boɔ Den

The collaboration on the cover art for my upcoming poetry exhibition and album, Nsuo Bɛyɛ Boɔ Den, came together beautifully in London. The talented Ghanaian-British painter Joshua Donkor perfectly captured the essence of the project by surrounding the portrait with fragments of newspaper headlines and political documents, symbolizing the censorship

Artist Residency and Live Performance

I am thrilled to share my upcoming Artist Residency and Live Performance with Jinn Records at The Rose Hill in June, “kumbaya — the elegy of distant relatives.”   This collection navigates the myriad forms of loss, from the simplest to the most intricate—bearing witness to memorable sentences, infused with

Notes of Untitled Country – Beatitudes

“We who wear thoughts of others like a suit and tie/ Part-time citizens, daytime criminals”, the biting socio-political and religious commentary commences.   The voice is sage-like, firm and critical, holding light to the darkness of a country sinking in a quagmire of hypocrisy, deception and callousness.   By turning

Sawa Sawa – Album

Wreathe in multilingual tongues – beyond the outskirts of many who identify as one.   Sawa Sawa is a concept album composed by the pouring of Afro-Arab souls and translates as “All together” in Sudanese. The music, artwork and stories evolve from art full of skies, across a landscape filled

Perceptions – kó Art Space, Lagos

I explored kó art space to witness a collective exhibition featuring artworks by Peju Alatise, Sokari Douglas Camp, Juliet Ezenwa Pearce, and Chinwe Uwatse. This exhibition navigates the complexities of representing and defining women in contemporary Nigeria through a female perspective. It delves into the interplay of cultural history, gender