Wednesday, August 8, 2012

A-list Poets Performing at WORD UP August Edition 2012




Plumbline 
(the poet with the fiery punchlines) 

Poet, Songwriter, Political Blogger and Hip Hop Rap/Spoken Word artist. 

He is a Regular Spoken Word performer at Taruwa, Lydia Sobogun’s Poetry/Open Mic event, with a fiery delivery that earned him the title ‘Taruwa Favourite’. He performs at Anthill, and hosts a Spoken Word event, Chill and Relax in Lagos, Nigeria. 


Uche Nwadinachi

He was the 2nd runner-up in the National Poetry Slam Competition 2012 Abuja, 2nd Prize Poetry Winner of Ken Saro-Wiwa Contest USA 2010, the winner of ANA Lagos (Association of Nigerian Authors) Poetry Performance Festival (LASPOFEST) Prize 2006… etc.

He is also the author of the poetry collection "SCAR in the HEART of pain".





   Bob Ekat 

  He is the Author of the book, "Tears from an Old Man's Eyes", and the winner of the Sentinel Centre Performance Poetry Prize. 

He is also a co-initiator of The Pen Society.








STAY TUNED FOR MORE OF THE A LIST POETS FEATURING AT 

WORD UP AUGUST EDITION 2012

It will be an evening of Poetic Expressions in Words 

and Sounds.

Venue is Lecture Theatre, UNILAG Guest House, Akoka, 

Lagos

Date is August 18, 2012 


Time is from 3pm.


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