The April edition of Artmosphere tagged “Stories We Long to Share” will
hold on Saturday, April 20, 2013
Venue:
NuStreams Conference Centre, KM 110 Abeokuta road, Alalubosa GRA Extension,
Ibadan.
TIME:
3pm to 6pm
There are stories we long to tell, but how do we do so? Unless,
we put them out there without the fear of falling from grace, without the
besmirched air that the tale may give us.
The fourth
edition of ARTMOSPHERE, your favourite Music, Literature and Arts parley will
feature two published authors and a long list of traditionally unpublished and
emerging voices in Nigerian literature. These writers define what literature is
on a personal level, basking in the inspiration that life throws on their
muse’s window, they proceed to tell fascinating stories from their own
perspective.
Guests
Jumoke
Verrisimo is the author of 'I am Memory' a collection
of poems; she has read and performed over the last ten years. She won
First Prize, Carlos Idize Ahmad Prize for a first book of Poetry 2009 and the
Second Prize, Anthony Agbo Prize for Poetry 2009. Since her first book was
published, she has been a guest poet at the Abuja Writer's Forum, Lagos Books
and Arts Festival (LABAF), Ife Poetry Festival, and a participating writer in
the Nine Writers, Four cities tour. She again recently participated at the
Struga Poetry Nights, Macedonia. Her poems have been published in several
magazines across the continent. Verrisimo is a graduate of
Literature-in-English from the Lagos State University. The Punch, a widely read
Newspaper in Nigeria describes her as "one of those who will change the
future of literature in Nigeria."
Opeyemi
Ajala,
the Egba born writer is a literary enthusiast, a web developer and a “black
sheep billionaire-in-view” in the family. He is a teacher, an itinerant poet
and a fiction writer. The graduate of computer science, Obafemi Awolowo
University, Ile-Ife, has a bulk of numerous poetry works. He has also been
putting together a fine and humorous tapestry of fiction titled “yet Another
Day” a story of a corps member in Lagos, who finds Lagos as a place of learning
the hard way. Opeyemi Ajala is a member of the Pulpfaction Book Club, Lagos’
prima book reading culture and lifestyle event. He is also known in youth
socio-political circles for his radical views. He blogs at www.ajalayemi.wordpress.com.
Oseunfunmi
Adegbohun is also persistent blogger at www.ossunfunmiwordsmith.wordpress.comwhich he uses as his
platform for garnering public readership and response. The eclectic wordsmith
has performed his poetry and his “out-of-the-box” collection of short stories
“Childhood Naughtiness” at different fora, including concerts, arts exhibitions
and comedy shows.
Ooreofeoluwa Adebola Kalejaiye is driven by a strong passion for reading and writing. She has
showcased her talents as the editor-in-chief, Pen of the Ready Writer and at
the Vessels of Honour Foundation, University of Ibadan. In 2012, she
participated in writing competitions like the Spur Magazine Essay Competition
and the Abimbola Adelakun Essay Competition. She currently manages two blogs, www.preciousasiam.blogspot.com and www.preciousinhiseyes.wordpress.com.
Enigmatic
Olumide also known as enigmatic poet stands out as
Spoken Word artist, a published author and dramatist. Enigmatic poet focuses on
poetry with inspirational and spiritual undertones. His blog ‘The Enigmatic’
was nominated twice at the Nigerian Blog Awards as Best Inspiring Blog and Best
Personal Blog in 2011 and 2012 respectively. He has performed at various events
such as Word Up,Chill
‘n’ Relax, Celebrity Read
Africa, and Theatre at TerraKulture.
Jonah Ayodele Obajeun is a Human Development Strategist and
winner of the World Bank Essay Competition in 2008. Rainmaker (as he is
popularly called by friends) has been recognized by The Nation Newspaper as the
Most Dedicated Youth Writer (2008) and by the Lagos State Government as a
conscious youth leader in the recent Champions of Our Time project, a youth
development programme supported by the Lagos State Government. He is a
versatile poet, essayist and fiction writer. He blogs at www.ayodeleobajeun.blogspot.com.
Opeyemi Adeola is a final year student
of English Language at Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife. She is a lover of
the Arts and a worshipper of books. Writing comes to her when painting fails to
tell the numerous stories in her head. She was recently assigned the role
of a relationship manager at WriteHouse Collective.
Her passion
for women’s rights inspires most of her works; her writings have appeared on
various online platforms.
Olaitan
Olaniran is a student of Biochemistry at the
University of Ibadan, Ibadan. He writes around the themes of love, despair, and
writing. He also writes short stories, draws abstracts, and loves singing.
