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Michael Imossan

@michael_imossan

Author, award-winning chapbook, FOR THE LOVE OF COUNTRY & MEMORY ‘22 | Winner: Sillerman Prize For African Poetry ‘24 | Poetry Editor @ChestnutReview.

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Poets and writers who supported this government, who kept silent during the elections, who never believe there's a systematic cleansing of a people, what should we do with your protest poems? In this country, held together by pretense and hypocrisy, what should we do?

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We should separate the artist from the art. No qualms. However we can also psychoanalyse the author comparatively alongside their work and point out the cognitive dissonance therein.

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We should separate the artist from the art. No qualms. However we can also comparatively psychoanalyse the author and their collection, pointing out the cognitive dissonance therein.

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I don't think there's prejudice in saying, this is what this guy said, this is his body language towards the country, however his writings are quite different from it.

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Psychoanalysis of the author and their works exists for this. The writing can be judged based on the writer’s negative or positive actions. Should it, if it shines truth to the work and the audience, then definitely, it should.

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I've called out Christians for far less: Christians say homosexuals are sinners, and I say no; and if there's an inability to tolerate difference within your ranks, then maybe you should ask how much of that celestial love you actually practice. And these are just Christians wey

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Speaking of dignity for human life, during the killing of Deborah, I spoke with an ex-friend, Habib, he was in support of the killing. In ē cause of ē argument, I asked him, so if I do what Deborah did, will you kill me, he said "yes, but u'll 1st be tried in a sharia court"

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I'm glad to share that my chapbook, "Loss is a Door" is now available and out in the world. Thanks to Kwame Dawes (Kwame Dawes) and Chris Abani (Abani) for accepting it for the African Poetry Book Fund (African Poetry Book Fund) and Akashic Books (Akashic Books) for publishing it.

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We’re entering a dangerous phase in Nigeria’s insecurity: terrorists have discovered TikTok and social media, and without realizing it, we’re letting them slip into our daily entertainment diet. Once their videos start getting the same attention as regular content, the line

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Yay! Today is the official release day of The Naming. 🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳 📚 Purchase your copy a.co/d/iW7ILdy Want a sneak peek? Watch the live reading on YouTube: tinyurl.com/33ucsdzx #Preorder #TheNaming #Poetry

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Hello guys, I have a poem in the recent Issue (63.3) of Prism International. "O sweet camus, if one must imagine sisyphus happy then one should imagine Icarus fulfilled. I see the nakedness of my lover and all I want to do is dissolve before it." Please do read.

Hello guys, I have a poem in the recent Issue (63.3) of Prism International.

"O sweet camus, if one must imagine sisyphus happy then one should imagine Icarus fulfilled. I see the nakedness of my lover and all I want to do is dissolve before it."

Please do read.