Michael Imossan
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Author, award-winning chapbook, FOR THE LOVE OF COUNTRY & MEMORY ‘22 | Winner: Sillerman Prize For African Poetry ‘24 | Curator @poetrycolumnnnd
Federal Capital Territory, Nig
Joined April 2018
Hello guys! Last year, my collection “Broken in Three Places” was a semifinalist for the Sillerman Poetry Prize and this year I have two books forthcoming from APBF, one “All That Refuses to Die” which is the winner of the Sillerman Prize for African Poetry. I am soft with joy.
Congratulations to Michael Imossan, winner of the 2024 Sillerman Prize for African Poetry for his collection “All That Refuses to Die”! 🎊🎊🎊 To read the announcement, visit: https://t.co/j0i2vEXnZC
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Thank you, The Poetry Club UDUS for this award of honour. It means a lot to me.
6. Michael Imossan (@michael_imossan) is a poet, playwright and editor of Ibibio origin. The author of the pamphlet “A Prelude to Caving,” his full length manuscript “Broken in Three places” was named semifinalist for the Sillerman first book prize for African Poetry, 2023.......
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Join us today: A POETRY SESSION WITH MICHAEL IMOSSAN (@michael_imossan): REVISING AND EDITING THE DRAFT To Join, send a message to 08144618900 before the allotted time.
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A piece of my heart; "Nocturne in Rosewater", is finally live. I'm grateful to @pamilerinjacob @michael_imossan and the wonderful people at @PoetryColumnNnd. Be kind to my poem. Tell a friend to repost. Spread love's liturgy. ❤️ https://t.co/ghCmEnCsiO
Going forward, the poem we choose to publish this week is Nocturne in Rosewater by Nnamdi Ndiolo. @MirrorofBryan Read here; https://t.co/8j35jQbqxc
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Hello guys, I am happy to announce that I will facilitating a virtual poetry workshop hosted by THE POETRY CLUB UDUS alongside Pamilerin Jacob and Adesiyan Pelumi. Please check the flyers for information on how to register.
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guys, i'm glad that my poem, Field Trip, is the editors choice of the week at @PoetryColumnNnd much thanks to @michael_imossan and the entire team. Read and enjoy:
This week, we move on to publishing The Field Trip by Dolapo Tajudeen. Read here; https://t.co/u2fc2CuqNi
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You hate pizza Abi you ate pizza, love? Potato, poterto. 😂😂
Did nothing all day but read submissions at my new job and hang about with my love who takes really great pictures of me.❤️🌸 PS: I hate pizza.
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This Saturday, we honour a true polymath — Dr. Tunde Adegbola. A thinker, innovator, and custodian of culture, his journey bridges humanity, technology, and the Yoruba worldview. Join us as we celebrate his life’s work in conversation.
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This thing with em dashes being automatically considered AI writing is already disproportionately affecting poets. Especially poets doing critical writing (without AI!) Just absurd. AI experts please find another way to identify AI writing!
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will be reading Osundare poems I love tomorrow... do come around! 😁
Every great gathering begins with a spark, and ours is already on fire. Our opening acts don’t just warm up the stage, they set it ablaze. With music, poetry, and presence, they light the way to Invocations of the Word.
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Hello guys! If you are a lady poet around Ibadan axis, please reach out to me for a literary opportunity. Thank you. Please RT, friends.🙏🏽❤️
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Beautiful piece. ❤️
this was published months ago in The Good Life Review. gotten messages already from two strangers who were moved by it. how lucky we are to write poems at all...
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We are pleased to share the cover of our next forthcoming title, Unbound!
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The Nigerian NewsDirect PoetryColumn-NND, in partnership with ANA-OAU Book and Arts Festival has published the winning entries of the poetry competition: https://t.co/KR4ZGt97u3 Oluwapelumi https://t.co/TP3fhWaedo
https://t.co/8r0t9KBHdI...
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Persephone ❤️❤️
It’s been raining all day, all week, so I went extra red today!
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Here are the names of the brilliant authors: 1) Othuke Umokoro 2) Hussain Ahmed 3) Gbenga Adesina 4) D. M. Aderibigbe 5) Adedayo Agarau 6) Chinua Ezenwa 7) Chisom Okafor 8) Itiola Jones 9) Michael Imossan
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1) Pre-order FENESTRATION 2) Pre-order CROSSROAD MIRROR 3) Pre-order DEATH DOES NOT END AT THE SEA 4) Pre-order 82ND DIVISION 5) Pre-order THE YEARS OF BLOOD 6) Pre-order THE NAMING 7) Pre-order WINGED WITNESS 8) Pre-order BLOODMERCY 9) Pre-order ALL THAT REFUSES TO DIE
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Michael Imossan brings depth and clarity to verses that make you pause and think. This moment from The Poems I Love is a reminder that poetry still has the power to provoke, soothe, and stir. #IbadanFestival
#ThePoemsILove
#MichaelImossan
#PoetryThatMoves
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