Poet Box Series

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It is an interesting time to be a lover of poetry! Join your host, Aisha K. Mohammed as she takes listeners on a journey, unveiling the lives of poets and their craft. Poet Box Series is a fortnightly interview session that offers lively, incisive, and engaging chats with seasoned poets. Don't miss it!

Episodes

  1. Chatting with Salihu Mahe

    10/11/2021

    Chatting with Salihu Mahe

    Join Aisha as she interviews the poet and author of, "How To View The World Through A Glass Prism," Salihu Mahe. Learn about his other accomplishments, the idea behind his book and his views on life.

    33 min
  2. Chatting with Angela Umoru

    09/07/2021

    Chatting with Angela Umoru

    On this episode, Aisha takes us on another riveting journey. In her conversation with Angela Umoru, they talk about numerous art forms, how cultural and art exchanges promote peace, and "the power of words to form, create, make or mar". You can't miss this!

    31 min
  3. Chatting with Oche Akor

    08/13/2021

    Chatting with Oche Akor

    In this episode, Aisha interviews the Nigerian poet, publisher (Oche Books), coder, and investigative journalist, Oche Akor. He talks about the importance of tribal names, their power and identity in general. There is even some advice for literary organisations in Northern Nigeria. Prepare for an insightful hour of good listening!

    1 hr
  4. Chatting with Daisy Odey

    07/16/2021

    Chatting with Daisy Odey

    In this riveting episode, tune in to Aisha in talks with Daisy Odey. She takes us on her journey with poetry, finding her voice, getting published and her reasons for co-founding a literary organisation called the Custodians of African Literature. You want to listen to this.

    27 min
  5. Chatting with Jasmine Jade

    06/22/2021

    Chatting with Jasmine Jade

    Join Aisha in this delightful episode as she converses with Jasmine Jade. Her guest talks about her love affair with poetry and how it whisked her to the lands of prose and music on wings powered by her creativity.

    31 min
  6. Chatting with Loveth Liberty

    06/09/2021

    Chatting with Loveth Liberty

    Join Aisha in this supersized episode as she interviews Nigerian Spoken Word Artist, Loveth Liberty. They talk about the rigors of being a poet, developing one's craft, and so much more. This is one episode you won't want to miss.

    1h 22m
  7. Chatting with Aliyu Isah Ciroma

    05/27/2021

    Chatting with Aliyu Isah Ciroma

    This episode, we join Aisha as she dives into a deep conversation with Nigerian poet, Aliyu Isah Ciroma. Over a relatively brief period, he has honed his craft to attain quite a lot of accolades. Discover what opened the doors of poetry to him.

    25 min
  8. Chatting with Alamin Alhassan

    04/25/2021

    Chatting with Alamin Alhassan

    Join Aisha in this episode as she delves into the mind of Alamin Alhassan. The discussion takes them to the role of religion in poetry, mentorship, and much more.

    21 min
  9. Chatting with Henneh Kyereh Kwaku

    04/07/2021

    Chatting with Henneh Kyereh Kwaku

    Join Aisha as she explores the mind of Ghanian writter Henneh Kyereh Kwaku Henneh Kyereh Kwaku is a poet from Gonasua in Ghana. He is the author of Revolution of the Scavengers, selected by Kwame Dawes and Chris Abani for the APBF New Generation African Poets Chapbook Series. His works have appeared in: Lolwe, Agbowó, Tampered Press, Lunaris Review, Tupelo Quarterly, Poetry Society of America, IceFloe Press, New South Journal, and a few other places.  Find him on Twitter/IG: @kwaku_kyereh.

    55 min
  10. Chatting with Nour Kamel

    03/27/2021

    Chatting with Nour Kamel

    Join Aisha as she takes a peep into the mind of Egyptian poet Nour Kamel. Nour Kamel is a shortlistee of the Brunel University International African Poetry Prize in 2020 and her chapbook Noon (2019) is part of the New-Generation African Poets (Sita) series. Her writing appears in Asameena, Anomaly, Rusted Radishes, Khabar Keslan, Sukoon, Voicemail Poems, Ikhtyar, 20.35 Africa, Sumou and Mizna. Kamel writes about identity, language, sexuality, queerness, gender, oppression, femininity, trauma, family, lineage, globalisation, loss and food. Find her @screamlnour

    34 min
  11. Introducing Poet Box Series

    03/15/2021

    Introducing Poet Box Series

    Introducing the new Ayamba LitCast show, Poet Box Series. Prepare for some lively, incisive and engaging chats with seasoned poets.

    1 min
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It is an interesting time to be a lover of poetry! Join your host, Aisha K. Mohammed as she takes listeners on a journey, unveiling the lives of poets and their craft. Poet Box Series is a fortnightly interview session that offers lively, incisive, and engaging chats with seasoned poets. Don't miss it!

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