Pictures of the Seminar on the Business of Spoken Word Poetry in Nigeria.

The seminar on the Business of Spoken Word Poetry in Nigeria held on Saturday September 14, 2013 in Ikoyi, Lagos, and it was well attended. The event was a delightful success as all the speakers came with unique and highly customized presentations that gave the audience deep insights into the various spheres of the Business of Spoken Word Poetry in Nigeria. The audience enjoyed it all and left with new and powerful ideas on how to start and improve their Spoken Word Poetry career.

Here are some of the highlights of the event:

Olulu giving the opening address 

Emcees of the day, Don Fabrino and Delectable Duvy

Olakumoke Alawode-James, one of the speakers at the event

Increase, the 14 year Old Poet, opened the event with a wonderful performance

  

Donna, the Poet, spoke on 
The art of Spoken Word Poetry (from Page to Stage).

Olakumoke Alawode-James, speaking on Event management/ organizing of Poetry Events

Mr. Kelvin  Orifa of MTN Nigeria (on the left) giving us insights on How to brand Spoken Word Poetry events and Mr Shina Atilola of Sterling Bank (on the right) telling us why and how to Brand ourselves as Spoken Word Poets.

Plumbline (on the left) giving us some poetic punchlines.

RezthaPoet (on the left) showing how Spoken Word Poetry should be done.

Some of the people at the event

 Donna testing one of the participant of the seminar on what he has gained from her talk/lecture.

On September 14, 2013, she will talk on, The Art of Spoken Word Poetry.

On September 14, 2013 

at the seminar on 

The Business of Spoken Word Poetry in Nigeria, 

she will be speaking on the "Art of Spoken Word Poetry (from Page to Stage)." 

Who is she?

The Poet, Donna

Donna is Nigerian - and proud of it.

She is a Senior Associate in Nigeria’s leading internationally recognized law firm, “Adepetun, Caxton-Martins, Agbor & Segun” (www.acas-law.com). She is a legal/regulatory specialist with over 11 years of experience in extensive research and practice in Oil & Gas, Corporate Commercial, Labour, Property and Environmental law sectors. She is a high ranking member of the Energy and Project Finance Group of the Firm.

HER POETRY:

Donna, since childhood, has had an unwavering love for the arts, winning prizes in literature and fine arts in her secondary school, Atlantic Hall Co-Educational Secondary School. She started writing her thoughts at the young age of 13 and has not stopped since then.

Donna’s style of writing invokes a lot of imagery as she takes her audience on a vocal and imaginative journey through every poem she recites. She is often invited to recite poems written by other artistes who have favoured and enjoyed her creative style of delivery.

Her vision is to deploy words into the conscious self of every human being; cause them to pause, reflect and adjust the decisions they make which impact on their lives and on the lives of the people around them. She believes that change comes within the individual and that if thoughts and decisions are deployed effectively, then the resultant actions would eventually permeate the moral and social fiber of a community and the world at large – one individual, one thought, one decision at a time.

So Be It.

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!!!!

What do you wear ( a Spoken Word Piece by Donna K) #WordUpVol2

She is fine, 

she is hot, 

she is good, 
she has got swag

and 

she rocked the stage 

at 

WORD UP Volume 2.

Her name? 

Just call her, Donna K.

She is a poetic diva, who at every chance, 

kisses words and make them dance.

Donna K doing a Spoken Word piece titled, What do you wear?

at WORD UP Volume 2

Spoken Word Poets and Soul Singers that thrilled us at #WordUpVol2 on Nov. 17 2012

Enigmatic Olumide Bisiriyu doing a poetic piece titled "Fill my cup."

Oyinkansola and Atilola doing poetry together on stage

Obii the winner of Naija Poetry Slam, thrilling us on stage

Uche Nwadinachi
asking
why play a song for a decorated cripple to dance?
Why spice chicken for a  70 year old man?

 INCREASE, the 13 year old poet.....
"there will be a solution, there will be salvation, oh, I can't wait for the revolution!!!"

Donna K, the finest and hottest female poet in Naija

All the way from America, Erica Licht doing a poem on Mothers

Olulu, the King not from Zulu
doing a spoken word poem titled,  Not my idea.

Tofarati, the freestyling poet

Ajibola Adeoya strumming away on his Guitar

Our Emcees, Duvy and Don Fabrino