Seminar on The Business Of Spoken Word Poetry in Nigeria holds this September 2013.

i2X Media, 

organizers of WORD UP 

in conjunction with Tajin Taire

Presents

"The Business Of Spoken Word Poetry in Nigeria."

Topics to be discussed

1. The art of Spoken Word Poetry (from Page to Stage).

2. Events Management/Poetry Events organisation

3. Branding yourself 

4. Branding your event 

Our Speakers:  

Shina Atilola 

(Group Head, Strategy and Communications, Sterling Bank)

Kelvin Orifa 

(Manager, Youth Market at MTN Nigeria)

Chiedu Ifeozo 

(Published Writer and Spoken Word Poet) 

Donna K 

(Top Female Spoken Word Poet in Nigeria) 

Olajumoke Alawode- James

  (co-organizer, FreedomHall Open Mic Poetry & Music event)

Date is September 14, 2013.

Venue is Bogobiri House, No. 9 Maitama Sule Street, 

off Awolowo Road, Ikoyi, Lagos  

Time is from 2pm.

Attendance is FREE!!!!

Olulu (the King not from Zulu) and Chiedu Ifeozo doing Spoken Word Poetry at WORD UP

Olulu (the King not from Zulu) and Chiedu Ifeozo 

at 

WORD UP

 (a Spoken Word Poetry and Soul Music Event) 

which held 

on 

August 18, 2012 

at 

UNILAG Guest House Lecture Theatre

Akoka,

Lagos.

A-List Poets that are a must watch at WORD UP August 2012

Chiedu Ifeozo

is an Engineer and writer based in Lagos. In 2008, he self published his first poetry collection titled "Thoughts on a page". He has been published on various online and print media and was featured on CNN's inside Africa in 2011 as an emerging contemporary African poet 

 

Ndukwe Onuoha aka "ND"

resides in Lagos Nigeria, where he is a copywriter by day and poet by design. He has performed at some of Lagos’ most acclaimed poetry circles like Anthill 2.0, Chill and Relax, Taruwa and Freedom Hall, garnering commendation for some of his works like ‘Boom!’ and ‘Puff, puff, pass’.

He draws his inspiration from the many human stories that play themselves out every day, providing a unique insight into the animal called man (thank you, OBJ).

 

Soonest I NathanielBorn-In: 19XX
Studied: Maths and Computer Science @ FUTO.
He's a scientist who believes in the arts,who thinks Albert Einstein would have influenced the world better as an artist, well, as a poet precisely. He started to write poems hoping he too would have the kool hair colour of Soyinka.  He has been published in Sentinel Nigeria, ILUME (Port Harcourt), and won awards such as Best poem for Nigeria @ 50(City Fm).2010, Inaugural Winner of the  FUTO writers award 2011, Winner loudthotz poem of the month, June 2012.

Stay tuned for more of the A-List Poets coming to

Word Up 

(Spoken Word Poetry and Soul Music Event)

Date is August 18, 2012

Venue is  Unilag Guest House Lecture Theatre

Time is  3pm to 6pm