Poets that will be on parade at Word Up Volume 6.

Word Up, the biggest Spoken Word Poetry Platform in Nigeria comes to town again this November 2013.

This edition tagged, WORD UP Volume 6 is scheduled for November 23, 2013 at Terra Kulture, V/Island, Lagos, with the theme, "Stop the violence." 

The event theme is centered around the United Nation’s “International day for the elimination of violence against women.”  

Some of the best Spoken Word Poets in Nigeria that will grace the stage are: Plumbline, Torpedo, RezThaPoet, Bob Ekat, Princeps, Ivori, Chinelo Renee, Atilola, Titilayo Mabogunje, Shola Oguntoyinbo, Arch Angel , Soonest, Increase and many more.....!!!

Soul Music will be by Pure Child and Lumynos

Celebrity Poets: The King of Comedy in Nigeria, ALI BABA and YEANCAH ADAMU (Soundcity)

Watch clips of some of the poets that performed at the last event i.e. WORD UP Volume 5

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.

The Poets on parade at WORD UP Volume 3.....!!!!

WORD UP Volume 3 featured an array of who is who in the Spoken Word Poetry circuit in Nigeria. 

The poets who are Super Stars in their own right came from far and near, within and without to feature in the biggest Spoken Word Poetry event in Nigeria.  

The poets dazzled, the audience laughed, smiled and enjoyed it all.

It was indeed an evening to remember.

Here are some of the faces that will soon dominate your TV sets when the Spoken Word Poetry industry fully takes off.

Onimisi, the WordSmith from Abuja.

 

Dolapo, the Poetic Diva

Nini Efem dazzling the audience with her poetry

Plumbline, the master of punchlines

Toni Payne, the celeb poet of the day

Obii, the 2012 Naija Poetry Slam winner

Enigmatic Olumide Bisiriyu

 

Soonest I Nathaniel telling us about his crush for his secondary school teacher

Increase, the 14 year old poet, doing a love poem

   

 

Olulu, the King not from Zulu doing "Broda yi jor, ma ti lo.....!!!!"

Chinelo Renee wowing us with her poem