The Hill-Top Creative Arts Foundation is pleased to announce Ojo Victoria Ilemobayo as the winner of April-June 2024 edition of Wakaso Poetry Prize. The Chief Judge (Dr. Saddiq Dzukogi) acknowledges the quality of all the ten longlisted poems: “I had to be reading them back and forth to be able to pick the winner”. The…
We are thrilled to reveal the shortlisted poets for the June 2024 quarter Wakaso Poetry Prize. Congratulations to: We were incredibly impressed by the caliber of entries this quarter. Stay tuned for the announcement of the winner!
A committed scholar is identifiable by his uncanny passion for fulfilling Robert Frost’s vision of “taking the road less travelled” in the field of his academic endeavour by breaking fresh grounds and creating new pathways to uncommon knowledge. Professor Al-Bishak, a brilliant, academic iconoclast and literary Egyptologist, fits into this mould. He chose for his…
Date: 6/1/2024 Panelists: Discussion Ojo Olumide Emmanuel: Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. We have Nasiba Babale who is a poet, you are welcome. We have Mr. Victor Akwu Eneojo who is a poet and critic, you are welcome sir. While we wait for other panelists, the theme of this discussion is Nigerian Poetry: Where do…
Date: April 27, 2024 from 4:30-6:30 PM (UTC) Panelists: Curators: Ibraheem Uthman & Olumide Ojo Emmanuel Discussion Ojo Olumide: Good afternoon. It is humbling to have you on this HIASFEST Monthly Panel Discussion 2024. I am excited that we are all here already. My co-curator, Ibraheem Uthman, is also with me. I can see Mal…
