Okoronkwo Chisom

First-Class Graduate of English Language and Literature || Spoken Word Artiste || Page & Performance Poet || Creative Writer || Model.

[Okoronkwo Chisom @ChisomAchiever]

An African Excellence and Partners Award Scholar

Glad to announce that I have started my Masters in Creative Writing at the @UofGlasgow after being selected as 1 of the 15 Africans and Caribbeans to be awarded the aforementioned Scholarship which covers my entire tuition fees.

[Okoronkwo Chisom @ChisomAchiever]

“Equality has never checked skin colours. So why do you insist on checking mine?”

In response to the ongoing unrest in Scotland, I performed this poem as a reminder that every human being deserves the equal right to live, and exist without fear.

#scotland #blacklivesmatter

[Okoronkwo Chisom @ChisomAchiever]

Poetry found me before I found myself.

Years later, I still return to the page for the same reason: to listen, to understand, to survive.

Poetry is a form of worship: an altar I bow to.

#poetry #arts #creative

[Okoronkwo Chisom @ChisomAchiever]

Poetry found me before I found myself.

Years later, I still return to the page for the same reason: to listen, to understand, to survive.

Poetry is a form of worship: an altar I bow to.

#poetry #arts #creative

[Okoronkwo Chisom @ChisomAchiever]

Tomorrow, I’ll be performing at Creative of Colours Festival 2026!

This will be an evening of poetry, storytelling, and live performance.

📍 Queen Margaret Union, Glasgow
🕖 7PM

If you’re around, come experience the magic of spoken word.

#GlasgowEvents #SpokenWord #Poetry

[Okoronkwo Chisom @ChisomAchiever]

@OnyebuchiEwa Thank you

[Okoronkwo Chisom @ChisomAchiever]

I mastered it today with a Distinction!

And it’s my birthday too! 🎉

Congratulations and Happy
Birthday, Chisom ❤️

I’m so proud of you, girl!

#graduate #birthday #masters #uofg #glasgow

[Okoronkwo Chisom @ChisomAchiever]

I mastered it today with a Distinction!

And it’s my birthday too! 🎉

Congratulations and Happy
Birthday, Chisom ❤️

I’m so proud of you, girl!

#graduate #birthday #masters #uofg #glasgow

[Okoronkwo Chisom @ChisomAchiever]

@Chiwenite_O Thanks Chii

[Okoronkwo Chisom @ChisomAchiever]

And some months after, I am set to perform my poems in Igbo for the first time ever at the Edinburgh International Poetry Festival 2025!

#poetrycommunity #Edinburgh #black #Scotland

[Felix Eshiet @Felix_Eshiet_]

please let me know when you read a poem about liquor/alcohol better than these two:

"conversations with alter ego" by @Chiwenite_O & "in defense of liquor" by @pamilerin

absolute stunners

[Okoronkwo Chisom @ChisomAchiever]

It’s terrible that I’ve been away from here this long! A lot has happened during this time. I’m glad to see the progress many of my friends have made here. I’m more glad about my own little progress so far. I’ll try to be more consistent and will share what I’ve been up to. Glad!

[Nnamdi Ndiolo (a.k.a Bryan) @MirrorofBryan]

Thrilled to share that my poem "Rain", after @vangoghartist's "Rain", has been published by @onlypoemsmag today.
Grateful to @poetkarankapoor and the editors at ONLYPOEMS.
@vangoghartist, @pamilerinjacob this one's for you.
https://t.co/MnhOARld77…

[Okoronkwo Chisom @ChisomAchiever]

Six days to go!

[Scottish Poetry Library @ByLeavesWeLive]

#ScottishPoetryEvents

THE AFRO-SCOTTISH POETRY EVENT 2025

Date: Fri 25 July, 7-9pm
The House Arts Collective, Glasgow

💥 Cat Cochrane
💥 Michael Ogah
💥 Peilin Shi
💥 Ross McFarlane
💥 Aditya Narayan
💥 Chisom Okoronkwo (host)

[Okoronkwo Chisom @ChisomAchiever]

TO THE SIDE CHICK 

Chop knuckle for your side hustle.
E no easy to build this kind brand,
to take a back seat when the front row is empty.

#spokenword #poetrycommunity #nigerianpoetry #afropoetry #poetsofinstagram #wordpower #relationshipdrama #sidechickchronicles #truthspeaker

[Okoronkwo Chisom @ChisomAchiever]

“I’m the black revolution waiting to happen.
The history you wouldn’t find in volumes of books.

I will not bleach my skin to win anyone’s disapproval.
My melanin is my map towards home.”(I breathe my root like oxygen).

#identity #poetry #spokenword #africa #scotland #origin

[Okoronkwo Chisom @ChisomAchiever]

🗓️ Date: 25th July 2025
📍 Venue: The House Arts Collective, Glasgow
🎤 Expect: Uplifting poetry, live music, and soul-stirring performances from incredible artists!

🎟️ Grab your ticket here: https://t.co/TAsGlTYOhC

[Okoronkwo Chisom @ChisomAchiever]

AFRO-SCOTTISH POETRY EVENT 2025

Hey X fam! I’m glad to share that I’m organising the first-ever Afro-Scottish Poetry Event happening this July in Scotland 🎉

The aim is to bring together African and Scottish voices in a powerful celebration of culture, creativity, & belonging.

[Okoronkwo Chisom @ChisomAchiever]

Happy Africa Day! 🌍
Today, we celebrate the beauty, strength, and resilience of Africa; its cultures, its people, and its powerful stories.

So proud to be part of a continent that continues to rise, inspire, and shine.

#AfricaDay #ProudlyAfrican #AfricanVoices #poetry

[Okoronkwo Chisom @ChisomAchiever]

Glad to have been featured on @radio_buena_vida today! I got to share some poems ahead of the Scotland Refugee Festival organised by the @scotrefcouncil

Through my poems, I aim to amplify unheard voices and stand in solidarity with displaced and marginalised communities.

[Okoronkwo Chisom @ChisomAchiever]

@YakubuLove1nuhu Thank you

[Okoronkwo Chisom @ChisomAchiever]

I’ll be performing as a guest poet at InsideVoices, a vibrant evening of poetry and ambient music curated by U Belong Glasgow and Anoraq.

So excited! This gonna be my first time performing with the accompaniment of live music, sth I’ve admired Titilope do, now I’m recreating it.