{"id":5083,"date":"2021-07-10T17:00:22","date_gmt":"2021-07-10T17:00:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/?p=5083"},"modified":"2021-07-11T09:11:08","modified_gmt":"2021-07-11T09:11:08","slug":"pin-to-release-eight-titles-in-the-3rd-edition-of-its-chapbook-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/index.php\/pin-to-release-eight-titles-in-the-3rd-edition-of-its-chapbook-series\/","title":{"rendered":"PIN to Release Eight Titles in the 3rd Edition of Its Chapbook Series"},"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\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">Poets in Nigeria (PIN) will publish eight titles in the third edition of PIN Chapbook Series initiated in 2018 to engage the upsurge of interest for poetry writing and reading amongst the younger generation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Slated for release on Friday 16<sup>th<\/sup>\u00a0of July, 2021 on PIN website and digital sales channels like Amazon, the poery chapbooks address a wide range of themes including COVID-19, identity, social injustice, spirituality, mortality, self-discovery, domestic violence, corruption, grief, rejuvenation, love, patriotism and personal growth. Remarkably, forthcoming in the 2020 \u2013 2021 Series is the PIN 10-Day Poetry Challenge anthology moderated by Ifunanya Juliet Ottih and Shehu Mubarak Sulaiman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The selected titles are as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li><strong>COVID RIFTS<\/strong> \u2013 Onyekachi Onuoha<\/li><li><strong>MACABRE AND THE DEATH OF ROSES<\/strong> \u2013 Fubaraibi Anari Benstowe<\/li><li><strong>PRESERVE THIS LIGHT<\/strong> \u2013 Odukoya Adeniyi<\/li><li><strong>CATHARSIS<\/strong> \u2013 Ozota Gerald Obinna<\/li><li><strong>THINGS I HAVE COME TO LEARN ABOUT SADNESS<\/strong> \u2013 Haruna Abdulmajid<\/li><li><strong>COLOURS OF LAGOS <\/strong>\u2013 Oluwakeji Daniel Onabajo<\/li><li><strong>THE TRUMPETERS<\/strong> \u2013 Daniel Singfuri Yohanna<\/li><li><strong>PIN 10-DAY POETRY CHALLENGE<\/strong> \u2013 Ifunanya Juliet Ottih and Shehu Mubarak Sulaiman (Moderators)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The poets were selected having affirmed their substantive writing talent in line with the relevance of their messages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>ABOUT THE AUTHORS<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img data-attachment-id=\"5090\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/index.php\/pin-to-release-eight-titles-in-the-3rd-edition-of-its-chapbook-series\/fubara-a-benstowe\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Fubara-A.-Benstowe.jpg?fit=1349%2C1649&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1349,1649\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;MangroveAfrica&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;NIKON D610&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1575103467&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;MangrovePhotography&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;35&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;800&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.00625&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Fubara A. Benstowe\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Fubara-A.-Benstowe.jpg?fit=245%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Fubara-A.-Benstowe.jpg?fit=790%2C965&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Fubara-A.-Benstowe-838x1024.jpg?resize=199%2C243\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5090\" width=\"199\" height=\"243\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Fubara-A.-Benstowe.jpg?resize=838%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 838w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Fubara-A.-Benstowe.jpg?resize=245%2C300&amp;ssl=1 245w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Fubara-A.-Benstowe.jpg?resize=768%2C939&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Fubara-A.-Benstowe.jpg?resize=1257%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1257w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Fubara-A.-Benstowe.jpg?resize=600%2C733&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/Fubara-A.-Benstowe.jpg?w=1349&amp;ssl=1 1349w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 199px) 100vw, 199px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Fubaraibi Anari Benstowe<\/strong> hails from Bonny Kingdom, Rivers State Nigeria and attended the Niger Delta University in Bayelsa State. His poetry focuses on social sanity, injustice, and celebration of Africa. His works have been published in Praxis magazine, Nigeria\/South-Korea Poetry anthology, Mariner ANA Bayelsa literary Magazine, Journal of the association of Faculty of Art Students, University of Ibadan 2020, and 20.35 Africa: An anthology of Contemporary African Poetry. He was a guest poet at the Ake Art and Book Festival in Abeokuta, Ogun State in 2014, a top ten finalist in the Africa-Wide BN Poetry Award based in Uganda in 2014, and a first runner-up for the Eriata Eribhabor Poetry Prize 2014. He is a recipient of the Certificate of Excellence from the Girl Child Creativity Concept of Zimbabwe in collaboration with the Society of Young Nigerian Writers (2013) and in 2018, he was listed as a role model by the African in Diaspora.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img data-attachment-id=\"5085\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/index.php\/pin-to-release-eight-titles-in-the-3rd-edition-of-its-chapbook-series\/image1-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/image1-scaled.jpeg?fit=2560%2C1923&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1923\" 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;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"image1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/image1-scaled.jpeg?fit=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/image1-scaled.jpeg?fit=790%2C593&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/image1-1024x769.jpeg?resize=235%2C176\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5085\" width=\"235\" height=\"176\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/image1-scaled.jpeg?resize=1024%2C769&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/image1-scaled.jpeg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/image1-scaled.jpeg?resize=768%2C577&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/image1-scaled.jpeg?resize=1536%2C1154&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/image1-scaled.jpeg?resize=2048%2C1539&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/image1-scaled.jpeg?resize=600%2C451&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/image1-scaled.jpeg?w=2370&amp;ssl=1 2370w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 235px) 100vw, 235px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Onyekachi Peter Onuoha<\/strong> is an alumnus of University of Calabar and University of Lagos respectively. He teaches African Digital Literature and Creative writing at the Department of English and Literary Studies, University of Calabar. He is a Street Biographer and a recipient of Volkswagen Foundation Scholarship on Digital Humanities, 2018. He has also won awards of \u201cSpecial Recognition\u201d by Street Priests for his literary contributions on street children in his book <em>Earth Corners, <\/em>2020. He has contributed book chapters and scholarly articles to national and international journals. He is widely published with the following titles: <em>Idara, Moonlight Lady<\/em> (Kraftbooks, 2012), <em>MyFather Lied, The Scream of Ola <\/em>(Kraftbooks, 2013), <em>Ijeuwa <\/em>(Authorhouse UK, 2015), <em>Identity, The Fears of Mama <\/em>(Kraftbooks 2015) <em>The Heresy of Gossip, Aluta Struggles<\/em> (Celbestbooks, 2011), <em>Smell<\/em> (AMABooks, 2017) <em>Earth Corners<\/em> (Kraftbooks 2019) <em>African Digital Prose<\/em> (EbonyBooks 2020), <em>Practical Approaches to Creative Writing<\/em> (Celbestbooks, 2020), <em>Women in Continue Punning Men-boys<\/em> (Celbestbooks 2021), amongst others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img data-attachment-id=\"5088\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/index.php\/pin-to-release-eight-titles-in-the-3rd-edition-of-its-chapbook-series\/97581196_2365216090248231_3230363740771713024_n\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/97581196_2365216090248231_3230363740771713024_n.jpg?fit=320%2C324&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"320,324\" 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=\"97581196_2365216090248231_3230363740771713024_n\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/97581196_2365216090248231_3230363740771713024_n.jpg?fit=296%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/97581196_2365216090248231_3230363740771713024_n.jpg?fit=320%2C324&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/97581196_2365216090248231_3230363740771713024_n.jpg?resize=159%2C161\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5088\" width=\"159\" height=\"161\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/97581196_2365216090248231_3230363740771713024_n.jpg?w=320&amp;ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/97581196_2365216090248231_3230363740771713024_n.jpg?resize=296%2C300&amp;ssl=1 296w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/97581196_2365216090248231_3230363740771713024_n.jpg?resize=100%2C100&amp;ssl=1 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 159px) 100vw, 159px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Daniel Singfuri Yohanna<\/strong> was born in the early 90s. He is a graduate of University of Maiduguri and the author of <em>Heaven&#8217;s Gate and Other Poems<\/em>. His works have appeared in Poemify magazine, Parousia Magazine, and Upwrite Magazine, Fifth Chinua Achebe Poetry\/Essay Anthology, The Markas (International Anthology), and others. He has flair for satiric, erotic and gospel poetry.<\/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\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img data-attachment-id=\"5087\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/index.php\/pin-to-release-eight-titles-in-the-3rd-edition-of-its-chapbook-series\/img_9380\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG_9380-scaled.jpeg?fit=1920%2C2560&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1920,2560\" 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;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_9380\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG_9380-scaled.jpeg?fit=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG_9380-scaled.jpeg?fit=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG_9380-768x1024.jpeg?resize=153%2C204\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5087\" width=\"153\" height=\"204\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG_9380-scaled.jpeg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG_9380-scaled.jpeg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG_9380-scaled.jpeg?resize=1152%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1152w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG_9380-scaled.jpeg?resize=1536%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG_9380-scaled.jpeg?resize=600%2C800&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG_9380-scaled.jpeg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 153px) 100vw, 153px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ozota Gerald Obinna<\/strong> writes from somewhere in Enugu, Nigeria. He was long-listed in the 2020 Nigeria Students Poetry Prize with his poems \u201cWalls\u201d. His works have appeared in The Shallow Tale Review, Rising Phoenix Review, Kalahari Review, Praxis Magazine, Grand-Little-Things, Nanty Green and other notable magazines. He is an advocate of mental health and seeks to break stereotype through his writing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img data-attachment-id=\"5084\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/index.php\/pin-to-release-eight-titles-in-the-3rd-edition-of-its-chapbook-series\/dsc_3106ii_2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/DSC_3106ii_2-scaled.jpg?fit=2351%2C2560&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2351,2560\" 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=\"DSC_3106ii_2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/DSC_3106ii_2-scaled.jpg?fit=276%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/DSC_3106ii_2-scaled.jpg?fit=790%2C861&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/DSC_3106ii_2-940x1024.jpg?resize=168%2C183\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5084\" width=\"168\" height=\"183\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/DSC_3106ii_2-scaled.jpg?resize=940%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 940w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/DSC_3106ii_2-scaled.jpg?resize=276%2C300&amp;ssl=1 276w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/DSC_3106ii_2-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C836&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/DSC_3106ii_2-scaled.jpg?resize=1411%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 1411w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/DSC_3106ii_2-scaled.jpg?resize=1881%2C2048&amp;ssl=1 1881w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/DSC_3106ii_2-scaled.jpg?resize=600%2C653&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/DSC_3106ii_2-scaled.jpg?w=1580&amp;ssl=1 1580w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 168px) 100vw, 168px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Haruna Abdulmajid<\/strong> is a Nigerian poet. He has poems published in cr\u00eape and Penn, Vaughan double streets, NSPP anthology (2020) and elsewhere. His poem <em>My Beautiful Home<\/em> won the third-place prize for Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria in the UNDP GEP_SGP National Art And Essay Competition for undergraduates in Nigeria. In 2017, Abdulmajid was a finalist for the CYPAN peace essay competition. His essay on the critical analysis of the poem &#8216;A PLEA&#8217; by Pamela Ajayi was considered for the Dawn Project Prize in 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img data-attachment-id=\"5089\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/index.php\/pin-to-release-eight-titles-in-the-3rd-edition-of-its-chapbook-series\/img_20210314_124743_544\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG_20210314_124743_544.jpg?fit=478%2C477&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"478,477\" 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=\"IMG_20210314_124743_544\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG_20210314_124743_544.jpg?fit=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG_20210314_124743_544.jpg?fit=478%2C477&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG_20210314_124743_544.jpg?resize=171%2C170\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5089\" width=\"171\" height=\"170\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG_20210314_124743_544.jpg?w=478&amp;ssl=1 478w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG_20210314_124743_544.jpg?resize=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG_20210314_124743_544.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i1.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG_20210314_124743_544.jpg?resize=100%2C100&amp;ssl=1 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 171px) 100vw, 171px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Oluwakeji Daniel Onabajo<\/strong> is a final-year student of Olusegun Agagu University of Science and Technology (OAUSTECH), Okitipupa where he majors in Mathematics. He is a literary enthusiast with a preference for poetry. His works appear on a number of platforms including Naija Pidgin Worldwide, Petals of Wisdom poetry anthology, and various online sites. <em>Colours of Lagos<\/em> is his debut poetry collection. When he is not writing or reading, he explores the world of web design and web development. He hails from Ikorodu in Lagos State, Nigeria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\"><figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><img data-attachment-id=\"5091\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/img_20210603_122030_605_2-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG_20210603_122030_605_2-edited.jpg?fit=1152%2C1153&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1152,1153\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.8&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;Infinix X650B&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1622722830&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3.64&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;111&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.002581&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMG_20210603_122030_605_2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG_20210603_122030_605_2-edited.jpg?fit=300%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG_20210603_122030_605_2-edited.jpg?fit=790%2C790&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG_20210603_122030_605_2-edited.jpg?resize=114%2C152&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5091\" width=\"114\" height=\"152\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG_20210603_122030_605_2-edited.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=114%2C152&amp;ssl=1 228w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/07\/IMG_20210603_122030_605_2-edited.jpg?zoom=3&amp;resize=114%2C152&amp;ssl=1 342w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 114px) 100vw, 114px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Odukoya Adeniyi<\/strong> is an undergraduate of English and Education at Obafemi Awolowo University Ile-Ife Nigeria. His works have appeared\/ forthcoming on several literary magazines.\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>Poets in Nigeria (PIN) will publish eight titles in the third edition of PIN Chapbook Series initiated in 2018 to engage the upsurge of interest&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5092,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[31,569],"tags":[575,576,228],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":5139,"url":"https:\/\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/index.php\/pin-issues-eight-poetry-chapbooks\/","url_meta":{"origin":5083,"position":0},"title":"PIN ISSUES EIGHT POETRY CHAPBOOKS","date":"August 8, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"Poets in Nigeria (PIN) is pleased to announce the release of eight poetry collections drawn from the third edition of PIN Chapbook Series. The publications can be downloaded via PIN website and distribution channels including Amazon and OkadaBooks. \u2022 CATHARSIS \u2013 Ozota Gerald Obinna (https:\/\/bit.ly\/ozota)\u2022 COVID RIFTS \u2013 Onyekachi Peter\u2026","rel":"nofollow","context":"In \"PIN Chapbook Series\"","img":{"src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":3925,"url":"https:\/\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/index.php\/pin-publishes-chapbooks\/","url_meta":{"origin":5083,"position":1},"title":"PIN Issues Six Poetry Chapbooks","date":"May 11, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Poets in Nigeria (PIN) is pleased to announce the release of six poetry collections drawn from the sophomore edition of PIN Chapbook Series. The publications can be downloaded (free) by clicking the titles shared below: ODD THINGS \u2013 Adetutu Adediran SMOKE IS JUST A FANCY WORD FOR BURNING \u2013 Chibueze\u2026","rel":"nofollow","context":"In \"PIN Chapbook Series\"","img":{"src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":2922,"url":"https:\/\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/index.php\/pinchapbookseries\/","url_meta":{"origin":5083,"position":2},"title":"PIN RELEASES FIVE POETRY COLLECTIONS FOR ITS CHAPBOOK SERIES","date":"January 3, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"PIN RELEASES FIVE POETRY COLLECTIONS FOR ITS CHAPBOOK SERIES Poets in Nigeria (PIN) is pleased to announce the release of five poetry collections drawn from the maiden edition of PIN Chapbook Series tagged Rainbow of Voices. 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