{"id":5725,"date":"2022-07-29T08:06:10","date_gmt":"2022-07-29T08:06:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/?p=5725"},"modified":"2022-07-29T08:11:44","modified_gmt":"2022-07-29T08:11:44","slug":"chukwumerije-storms-ikorodu-with-man-made-gods-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/index.php\/chukwumerije-storms-ikorodu-with-man-made-gods-show\/","title":{"rendered":"Chukwumerije\u00a0storms Ikorodu with Man-Made Gods Show"},"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\">Nigeria\u2019s foremost poetry performer, Dike Chukwumerije, will be live on stage at Eriata Heights in Ikorodu on Saturday 30<sup>th<\/sup> July for his spoken word poetry performance tour tagged \u201cMan-Made Gods\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Man-Made Gods, an enthralling stand-up poetry show, focuses on our political culture and the cult of the big man central to our lot as a people. 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Don\u2019t come expecting to see the Made In Nigeria (MIN) Poetry Show. No. I am coming alone with a solo spoken word theatre production titled Man-Made Gods (MMG). It\u2019s one of 2 pure one-man spoken word shows I have in my juju bag. Yes. Come and see what a proper stand-up poetry show looks like. Not just standing behind a microphone reading one poem after another. No. You will see that Poetry was not invented by Williams Shakespear. Yes. You will see that Poetry is very much made in naija. Do not miss this.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video controls src=\"https:\/\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/295955238_770162724173927_7203866126974310002_n.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Man-Made Gods Show is being hosted by the President of Poets in Nigeria (PIN), Eriata Oribhabor, who notes that \u201cPoetry can be deployed as a tool for elevating our collective humanity and creating a consciousness that births positive changes.\u201d\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>Nigeria\u2019s foremost poetry performer, Dike Chukwumerije, will be live on stage at Eriata Heights in Ikorodu on Saturday 30th July for his spoken word poetry&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5732,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[31],"tags":[875,876,877,235,878,228],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":5650,"url":"https:\/\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/index.php\/awodiya-funke-takes-on-a-new-role-with-pin\/","url_meta":{"origin":5725,"position":0},"title":"AWODIYA FUNKE TAKES ON A NEW ROLE WITH PIN","date":"June 16, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Poets in Nigeria (PIN) is pleased to announce the appointment of Awodiya Funke as moderator of PIN Annual Food Poetry Contest. 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