It is all about poetry and personal literary endeavours in this conversation between Semilore Kilaso, moderator of PIN Literary Interviews, and Samuel Adeyemi, a young…
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BM Dzukogi is our guest for this edition of PIN Literary Interviews moderated by Semilore Kilaso. He speaks on burning issues including ANA politics, odds…
View More ‘Contemporary poetry is a response to the times we are in’ – BM Dzukogi | PIN Literary Interviews
Susan Olalere won the March edition of PIN 10-Day Poetry Challenge. Here, she talks to Semilore Kilaso about how she started writing poetry and subsequently…
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Othuke Umukoro won the 2021 edition of Brunel International African Poetry. Drawn into an insightful conversation by Semilore Kilaso, he talks about winning Brunel, literary…
View More ‘I want to create a world in my poems’ — 2021 Brunel Prize Winner, Othuke Umukoro | PIN Literary Interviews
Jaachi Anyatonwu is the founder of ‘Poemify’. Here, with Semilore Kilaso, he talks about poetry, poetry promotion, managing ‘Poemify’, Nigerian poetry community, funding literary activities…
View More ‘Being a poet influences my everyday decisions’ – Jaachi Anyatonwu | PIN Literary Interviews
Olúwádáre Pópóọla was recently shortlisted for the 2021 edition of Brunel International African Poetry Prize. Drawn into a conversation by Semilore Kilaso of PIN Literary…
View More ‘There is an uprising on the Nigerian poetry scene and it’s powerful’ – Olúwádáre Pópóọla | PIN Literary Interviews
Phebe Benjamin recently performed her poem at a “Wole Soyinka-attended” event hosted by Providus Bank on World Poetry Day. In this edition of PIN Literary…
View More ‘Poetry is the only genre of literature I want to explore’ – Phebe Benjamin | PIN Literary Interviews
After a 2-month hiatus, Semilore Kilaso of PIN Literary Interviews returns with a delightful conversation with writer and poet, Abdulbaseet Yusuff. They talk about poetry…
View More ‘Nigerian poets are taking up elite spaces’ – Abdulbaseet Yusuff | PIN Literary Interviews
Nosakhare Collins founded Libretto Magazine in 2019. Here, he talks to Semilore Kilaso about his activities as a poet, publisher and poetry promoter. Nosakhare Collins…
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Ola W. Halim won the PIN Food Poetry Contest 2020 with his poem “Garri: ‘67 – ‘70”. In this engaging interview with Semilore Kilaso of…
View More ‘I try to do something different each time I set to write’ – Ola W. Halim | PIN Literary Interviews
Martins Deep, a widely anthologized Nigerian poet, is our first guest this year. He responds to questions from Semilore Kilaso on poetry writing, photography, acceptance…
View More ‘Social media is a powerful tool for any poet who desires to be heard’ – Martins Deep | PIN Literary Interviews
2020 was an intense year for us, with the COVID-19 restrictions/lockdown, ENDSARS, amongst other things that took the years’ spotlight. For most of us, we…
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