{"id":2313,"date":"2017-11-07T13:19:52","date_gmt":"2017-11-07T13:19:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/?p=2313"},"modified":"2017-11-07T13:19:52","modified_gmt":"2017-11-07T13:19:52","slug":"spoken-waves-iii-issue-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/index.php\/spoken-waves-iii-issue-8\/","title":{"rendered":"SPOKEN WAVES III (ISSUE 8)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v. 1.7.8 -->\n<div class=\"quads-location quads-ad1\" id=\"quads-ad1\" style=\"float:none;margin:0px;\">\n\n <!-- WP QUADS - Quick AdSense Reloaded v.1.7.8 Content AdSense async --> \n\n<script async data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" data-cfasync=\"false\">\nvar quads_screen_width = document.body.clientWidth;\nif ( quads_screen_width >= 1140 ) {\r\n\/* desktop monitors *\/\r\ndocument.write('<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-5983616716487778\" data-ad-slot=\"\" ><\/ins>');\r\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n}if ( quads_screen_width >= 1024  && quads_screen_width < 1140 ) {\r\n\/* tablet landscape *\/\r\ndocument.write('<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-5983616716487778\" data-ad-slot=\"\" ><\/ins>');\r\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n}if ( quads_screen_width >= 768  && quads_screen_width < 1024 ) {\r\n\/* tablet portrait *\/\r\ndocument.write('<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-5983616716487778\" data-ad-slot=\"\" ><\/ins>');\r\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n}if ( quads_screen_width < 768 ) {\r\n\/* phone *\/\r\ndocument.write('<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\" style=\"display:block;\" data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-5983616716487778\" data-ad-slot=\"\" ><\/ins>');\r\n(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n}<\/script>\n\n <!-- end WP QUADS --> \n\n\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>SPOKEN WAVES III (ISSUE 8)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/FB_IMG_1510037360285.jpg\"><img data-attachment-id=\"2314\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/index.php\/spoken-waves-iii-issue-8\/fb_img_1510037360285\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/FB_IMG_1510037360285.jpg?fit=720%2C720&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"720,720\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"FB_IMG_1510037360285\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/FB_IMG_1510037360285.jpg?fit=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/FB_IMG_1510037360285.jpg?fit=720%2C720&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2314 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/FB_IMG_1510037360285-300x300.jpg?resize=300%2C300\" alt=\"FB_IMG_1510037360285\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/FB_IMG_1510037360285.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/FB_IMG_1510037360285.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/FB_IMG_1510037360285.jpg?resize=350%2C350&amp;ssl=1 350w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/FB_IMG_1510037360285.jpg?w=720&amp;ssl=1 720w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a>Born <strong>Valentine Onyeka Ogunaka<\/strong>, Brainbox is one of Africa&#8217;s finest spoken word artist, teacher, activist, filmmaker, inspirational speaker and entrepreneur who started his creative journey early in Zaria, a historic city in Northern Nigeria where he also received formal education and bagged a bachelor\u2019s degree in Library and Information Science. His artistic flair evolved from several surreptitious encounters with words in his father\u2019s private bookshelf, outdated magazines &amp; street signs. So, he created poems, fiction and music, crooning a tad of secular sounds and gospel.<\/p>\n<p>At 19, he published a memoir and a novel but discovered spoken word later on which he thought was more engaging for its immediacy after participating in a \u2018Sermon on the Mount\u2019 word-rap battle organized by his teen church. Brainbox is currently the curator of the Abuja Talk Series, founder of Impact Speaks and also a spoken word drama producer with BBC Media Action. His first collection of thoughts &#8220;Dreams Wake Me&#8221; is due for release in December.<\/p>\n<!-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v. 1.7.8 -->\n<div class=\"quads-location quads-ad2\" id=\"quads-ad2\" style=\"float:none;margin:0px;\">\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<script>\r\n  (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({\r\n    google_ad_client: \"ca-pub-5983616716487778\",\r\n    enable_page_level_ads: true\r\n  });\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n<p><strong>WHY SPOKEN WORD?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/FB_IMG_1510036803891.jpg\"><img data-attachment-id=\"2315\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/index.php\/spoken-waves-iii-issue-8\/fb_img_1510036803891\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/FB_IMG_1510036803891.jpg?fit=413%2C512&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"413,512\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"FB_IMG_1510036803891\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/FB_IMG_1510036803891.jpg?fit=242%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/FB_IMG_1510036803891.jpg?fit=413%2C512&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2315 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/FB_IMG_1510036803891-242x300.jpg?resize=242%2C300\" alt=\"FB_IMG_1510036803891\" width=\"242\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/FB_IMG_1510036803891.jpg?resize=242%2C300&amp;ssl=1 242w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/FB_IMG_1510036803891.jpg?w=413&amp;ssl=1 413w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 242px) 100vw, 242px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a>It&#8217;s a form of expression for me, a medium for saying the things that matter to me and society. It&#8217;s an information tool as well as a tool for social transformation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>WHAT DO YOU INTEND TO ACHIEVE SPOKEN WORD?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>My key aim is to inform and inspire for impact. I share my art with young people, teach entrepreneurship and tackle social justice issues. I&#8217;m also using spoken word to boost literacy and confidence levels for teenagers and youths in vulnerable communities and then as a support mechanism for the promotion of reading and library use.<\/p>\n<p>I also intend to use it to create advertisement for companies and promote causes for NGOs.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe class='youtube-player' type='text\/html' width='790' height='475' src='https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/bnSa3rqY9JQ?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;fs=1&#038;autohide=2&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;wmode=transparent' allowfullscreen='true' style='border:0;'><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n<!-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v. 1.7.8 -->\n<div class=\"quads-location quads-ad3\" id=\"quads-ad3\" style=\"float:none;margin:0px;\">\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<script>\r\n  (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({\r\n    google_ad_client: \"ca-pub-5983616716487778\",\r\n    enable_page_level_ads: true\r\n  });\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>SPOKEN WAVES III (ISSUE 8) Born Valentine Onyeka Ogunaka, Brainbox is one of Africa&#8217;s finest spoken word artist, teacher, activist, filmmaker, inspirational speaker and entrepreneur&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2314,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[39],"tags":[495,441,114,96,496],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":2309,"url":"https:\/\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/index.php\/spoken-waves-ii-issue-8\/","url_meta":{"origin":2313,"position":0},"title":"SPOKEN WAVES II (ISSUE 8)","date":"November 7, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"SPOKEN WAVES II (ISSUE 8) Prince Charles is a 400-level student of Mass Communication in the University of Benin. 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