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Abíọ́dún Abdul reads "Èrò Ọkọ̀ Àṣìrí (Secret Passenger)", one of her poems featured in "Japa Fire: An Anthology of Poems on African and African Diasporic Migration (CivicLeicester, 2024 https://amzn.eu/d/iOHszJI ). She gave the reading on 10 October 2024 at an online event hosted by Journeys Festival International to mark the launch of the Africa Migration Report Poetry Anthology Series:    • Journeys Festival International presents t...  

ABOUT THE POET

Abíọ́dún Abdul is a Yorùbá-Nigerian English Language Lecturer and UNESCO Global Poetry Slam Champion 2022. Her poems focusing on social justice and celebrating our common humanity are published in various anthologies. She also writes short stories, life essays and memoir-polemics exploring social issues encompassing her schooling across Yorùbá-Nigeria, Scots-Britain, and Japan. Book 1 is nearing publication and Book 2 is part of her PhD research. She writes/podcasts for literary magazines; performs at literary festivals/events; delivers writing workshops; and presents at academic conferences. Instagram: @abiodunoa

ABOUT THE AFRICA MIGRATION REPORT POETRY ANTHOLOGY SERIES

The Africa Migration Report Poetry Anthology Series a new, multi-year, multi-volume initiative that is publishing poetry collections on the theme of African migration. Organised by Forced Migration and The Arts, in association with CivicLeicester and the migrants' rights collective Regularise, the series is inspired by the "Africa Migration Report: 2nd Edition" published by the African Union Commission and International Organisation for Migration in March 2024: https://au.int/en/pressreleases/20240...

Our call for submissions is open 365 days a year because every day is Africa Day and because we would like to keep the conversation going until the African migrant is treated with dignity and respect on the continent and around the world: https://tinyurl.com/AfricanMigrationP...