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Imole Olusanya was born in the cold days of early June at the boisterous and bustling Bodija in Ibadan, Nigeria. There, he had his primary and secondary school education before moving to another part of the city. He is a proficient writer of poetry and prose. Some of his works are published on some major literary sites online. Most of his works centres around his Yoruba tribe, native land and Africa. His first collection of poems book, Birds See Things, is available on Amazon. He has also co-authored a number of international anthologies. He has been a high school teacher for over four years. He is found listening to music that moves him, reading books that nurtures him or turning dots and lines into sketches in his leisure time. You can connect with him via Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

  January 2023     1 year ago

Submitted Poems 2 total

Ode to the Days of Old

You're still with me
the echoing sounds of you
the aroma of dishes in your time
the laughter the banter and chatter.

Shards of those days still pierce my memory
I see briefly like a flash of light
the horrors and fantasies of those times
...

by Imole Olusanya

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Rebuild Me, Saviour

Circumstances built me
as a building fascinating to gaze at
attracting magnificent gapes
for my bricks vary in size
and my window is fixed
at the spot of my door.

Far worse is my beginning
the start was hurried
no digging of the soil...

by Imole Olusanya

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