“Touch” is a word, and in a larger sense of it – it is a language portraying relationship. Various cultures speak this language, it mirrors the relationship between the virus and human interactions. In Nigeria, amidst our diverse cultural beliefs and traditions, every ethnic group understands the underlying power of touch; from pouring libations to the gods, to exchange of greetings and other realities captured in this performance piece by Donna Ogunnaike called “Touch”
Tag: Spoken word
Spoken Word Poetry by Donna K
Spoken Word Poetry by Donna K at Word Up Volume 2, Lagos, Nigeria.
Spoken Word Poetry by Obi
Spoken Word Poetry performance by Obi at Word Up Volume 2, Lagos, Nigeria
WALLS OF UNENDING SCARS
I I have seen The four walls Coated with gory hand-prints Of criminals and suspects In-scripting awkwardness Pleading for a public presentation I stared at slogans Screaming…. “we die…innocent” “i was here” “and so what” “are you the president?” “dem go fire me” “na today” “…save us” My heart tears my eyes And the graffiti… Continue reading WALLS OF UNENDING SCARS
I AM AFRICAN (a spoken word performance)
I am African. (But then again, I’m not) Born and raised in Nigeria, but there are still many things about the Motherland I don’t understand. Am I still African if I have times I feel like I want to “untie the knots of that label”? Can you tell I am if you just look at… Continue reading I AM AFRICAN (a spoken word performance)
UNMASK: The Mystery Man (a spoken word performance)
This poem is about the unveiling that is necessary to reveal the core of what and who I am; of what it really means to be human. It is an attempt to uncover – by digging into the soil of our souls – the story of US; U and I.