Happy to see this article on everyday digital textuality and the crowdsourced poetry of African literature’s digital publics out in @ASRJournal
Available here: https://t.co/g3bMvOJtX3
“As soon as sighs replace hymns, there is the possibility for the return of a new kind of song, the elegy, or the song of mourning for those who are lost.”
@amanda_auerbach reviews ‘Gbenga Adeoba’s (@_Snowburl) EXODUS (@UnivNebPress) https://t.co/IaKhrPdKxk
A beautiful tête-à-tête between poet ‘Gbenga Adeoba @_Snowburl and scholar @NathanSuhrSy on poetry of migration, memory, history, the boat, the sea...
GA's latest book "Exodus" is out from Africa Poetry Book series edited by @kwamedawes
https://t.co/dbbVr0uW6U @WARSCAPES
The hall is dark now,
a strip of light by the door,
the street quite silent.
Here’s the mise-en scene
for a film we might devise,
waiting for something
to happen, moments
to unfold into something
like a full flower,
soft as these evenings.
Our last "So You Wanna Win A Book Prize" interview is here. Visit https://t.co/azorFJPewx to read our conversation w/ 2019 Sillerman Prize Winner, Gbenga Adeoba.
Only 2 days left to submit to the PS book prize. Don't wait! https://t.co/4vWCWH0bGQ
Proceeds will go towards registering 20.35 as an NGO. our organization functions with a sole purpose to celebrate living and emerging African writers. We hope you will join us in this endeavor. cc: @eezer_ @Prince_Jacon @_Snowburl @OkpechiPrecious @Otosirieze @cwwriters
‘Gbenga Adeoba’s brave and tender poetry collection on exile and migrations across continents and centuries is also a tribute to the sea and Derek Walcott. @_Snowburl