Lagos is a marketplace, bigger and more exciting than the open-air Samarkand bazaar immortalized by Wole Soyinka in his most recent collection of poems...
Author - Tolulope Ogunlesi
i was born on the 3rd of march 1982 in edinburgh, scotland. i came to nigeria in september 1983 and I've been here EVER SINCE. i attended st bernadettes private school, abeokuta, nigeria from 1984 to 1990. then i went to the international school, university of ibadan, ibadan, nigeria from 1991 to 1997. i'm a final year pharmacy student of university of ibadan, nigeria. my poetry has been published in The Guardian (Nigeria) and also on storymania.com. i hope to write bestsellers in fiction and non fiction, maybe win a Nobel, a Booker, a Caine (well, not exactly in that order).
I count the wooden steps. I am wondering how many years each one represents. How much is each one worth. What is the unit of memory? They take me to when she...
I AM THE LAST MAN STANDING At the last stop On the outskirts of Sodom Waiting for my decision Like a late bus, to arrive Everyone else left long ago Clambered...
