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The Lagos International Poetry Festival, also often called LIPFest, is an annual festival of poetry which takes place in Lagos, Nigeria. [1] Referred to as "an annual haven for Nigerian and international creatives, especially poets,” [2] LIPFest was founded by Efe Paul Azino, a Nigerian spoken word artist and poet, to bring together an international array of poets, writers, artists, and ...
Lagos Poetry Festival Efe Paul Azino born in Lagos is a Nigerian writer, performance artist and poet, [ 1 ] [ 2 ] regarded "as one of Nigeria's leading performance poets." [ 3 ] He has also been regarded as one who has "played a pivotal part in lifting the words from the page and giving them life" in the Nigerian spoken word performance space.
Eyo festival at TBS, Lagos. The Eyo festival, celebrated on Lagos Island, features white-clad masquerades wielding long staffs, which serve as the focal point of the event. Its origins trace back to 1854, initially held to guide the soul of a departed Lagos King or Chief and to usher in a new monarch.
The Lagos Book and Art Festival (LABAF) is an annual arts festival founded in 1999 by the Committee for Relevant Art (CORA), a Nigerian-based cultural organisation. LABAF features a number of different activities including pre-festival activities like book treks and other major festival activities including musical performances, book readings ...
Major poetry related events taking place worldwide during 2022 are outlined below under different sections. These include poetry books released during the year in different languages, major poetry awards, poetry festivals and events, besides anniversaries and deaths of renowned poets etc. Nationality words link to articles with information on the nation's poetry or literature (for instance ...
BY JEFF IHAZA Lagos, a lush Nigerian metropolis perched against the Atlantic, is the second-fastest growing city in Africa. Its 14 million residents share very close quarters. In 2012, it was ...
Lagos International Poetry Festival; M. ... Tecoh International Poetry Festival; W. World Poetry Day This page was last edited on 30 September 2019, at 00:18 ...
Stephen "tWitch" Boss and Allison Holker attend Critics Choice Association's 5th annual Celebration of Black Cinema & Television at Fairmont Century Plaza on Dec. 5, 2022, in Los Angeles.