Welcoming Literature, love and life... all the way

Not much to show but anything that concerns life in all, literature the way it is shown and love which binds it all together... A lot more and more to see... Let's take a visual surf... roll, and thought... let's think together... write more and live life better... Enjoy.

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SEVHAGE INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION CURATED BY S. SU’EDDIE VERSHIMA AGEMA TO FEATURE AT D. H. LAWRENCE MUSEUM, NOTTINGHAMSHIRE

The Optimist’s Incomplete by SEVHAGE, an interactive and multimedia exhibition curated by award-winning writer, editor and cultural producer Su’ur Su’eddie Vershima Agema, will form part of the D. H. Lawrence Festival 2026 in Eastwood, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom. Presented as part of the festival programme coordinated by Broxtowe Borough Council, the exhibition will run from July to…

SEVHAGE INTERNATIONAL EXHIBITION CURATED BY S. SU’EDDIE VERSHIMA AGEMA TO FEATURE AT D. H. LAWRENCE MUSEUM, NOTTINGHAMSHIRE

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A REVIEW OF SARAH ADEYEMO'S 'WHY DO YOU WRITE SAD POEMS' by S. Su'eddie Vershima Agema

Sarah Adeyemo’s “Why Do You Write Sad Poems?” is a short, direct, repetitive, and deeply committed poem that speaks about real suffering and the several issues in our country, Nigeria. It builds into the activist committed poetry that traditional African literature is known for. The poem is powered through the repeated use of “because”, which builds on a list of sad reasons that cannot be…

A REVIEW OF SARAH ADEYEMO'S 'WHY DO YOU WRITE SAD POEMS' by S. Su'eddie Vershima Agema

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A BARDIC JANUARY – for the ones here that I know [A Poem] by S. Su'eddie Vershima Agema

[A Poem for fellow members of the Association of Nigerian Authors, Benue Chapter] Harmattan hides but we stand with our wordy-wine and raise a toastto the ones in whom we boast, our words like yams to roastas poems become oil and the swange age would not let our waists twist toand words greet Janus’s geniuses…stars with the strength of a million ants Time and again, let us blare the kaakaki to…

A BARDIC JANUARY – for the ones here that I know [A Poem] by S. Su'eddie Vershima Agema

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A TOAST FOR SAM OGABIDU'S BIRTHDAY

Though I had been in the Association of Nigerian Authors for a while and done some personal projects with special designation under the three previous administrations, a significant part of my journey was as E-Officer and Financial Secretary under Sam Ogabidu’s tenureship as Chair in 2008. I remember having the joy of working with him, Leo Chris Aba, and Dr Charles Iornumbe, who ensured that we…

A TOAST FOR SAM OGABIDU'S BIRTHDAY

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MUSIC, MEMORY AND MARIAH

For the longest while, I have had this fight with my daughter over the songs we play as we walk to her school. She has been affected by the Mariah Carey Christmas craze [All I want for Christmas is You; Christmas, Baby Please Come Home, Santa Claus is Comin’ To Town etc etc] which I disdain with everything, because I am saturated with all of it! Gosh! Since 2018 when I came to Brighton to school…

MUSIC, MEMORY AND MARIAH

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When the Week Weighs You Down, Don't Let the Darkness Win by S. Su'eddie Agema

Last week was a bit of a tough one for me. I felt it coming when it started but didn’t realise how much of a burden it would be. I realised it while completing an all-night work session two Saturdays ago. As I counted the hours to dawn and found the first rays hitting my eyes, I knew that I had to cancel as many commitments as I could. And so, I ended up cancelling all the other all-night work…

When the Week Weighs You Down, Don't Let the Darkness Win by S. Su'eddie Agema

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Reading Chinaza James-Ibe's 'Love, Death, and Dominoes' by S. Su'eddie Vershima Agema

Chinaza is as deep as she is bubbly, a loud laugh at her lips in every picture, even as she seemingly casts the weight of the world where it belongs. And I don’t really know where that is—do tell me when you find it. This same one, Za, a quiet wonder who writes some of the most profound things you’ll find anywhere. We’ve challenged ourselves with many writing prompts, tried to keep in touch, and…

Reading Chinaza James-Ibe's 'Love, Death, and Dominoes' by S. Su'eddie Vershima Agema

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How to Immortalise People in Nigeria: Of Humphrey Nwosu, MKO Abiola, Nnamdi Azikiwe, Dora Akunyili and Others by Ozii Baba Anieto

To me, staging a walkout from the red chamber because the house turned down the motion to immortalize Prof. Humphrey Nwosu wasn’t a smart move. And as I heard a senator stirring the tribal sentiment, I wondered when we would stop playing the victim. To me, immortalizing a man in Nigeria is as good as waving at a plane in the sky—a waste of time. What have we done with the ones immortalized, or…

How to Immortalise People in Nigeria: Of Humphrey Nwosu, MKO Abiola, Nnamdi Azikiwe, Dora Akunyili and Others by Ozii Baba Anieto

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Finding Faith in Tough Times and God's Provision through Life's Challenges - S. Su'eddie Vershima Agema

Happy New Year, Happy New Month, Happy Valentine people! Here is my first blog post in a long while, and I was moved to write it after listening to a song that reminded me of God’s provision… the song for today, which appears at the end of the post. I also got inspired to just rush it off after reading a guest post by my big almost-twinly sister, Mimi on Dave Williams’ blog (as always the girl…

Finding Faith in Tough Times and God's Provision through Life's Challenges - S. Su'eddie Vershima Agema

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KINTSUGI - A Reflection on Empathy and Grace in Response to Mimi Terver-Bossua's Musing

Mimi, my dear Mimi, in reading your Musings, I am reminded of shared experiences—stories across time and space, binding kindred souls through their raw, honest beauty. It has been a joy to see you write more and uncover your mind in beautiful prose, makes you wonder why you never started far longer than you did, right? Makes me happy I insisted you started, and still insist that you write your…

KINTSUGI - A Reflection on Empathy and Grace in Response to Mimi Terver-Bossua's Musing

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Join Abuja's TTW 2024: Unleash Your Child's Creative Potential (August 26 to 30, 2024)

If you’re in Abuja and have the means, I can’t recommend enough that you consider enrolling your children in The Treasured Writers Workshop (TTW) if they are between the ages of 7 and 14. TTW is one of Abuja’s most esteemed annual summer creative writing boot camps, officially founded and run by none other than my own Aunty, the renowned broadcaster Eugenia Abu (@eugenia_abu), since…

Join Abuja's TTW 2024: Unleash Your Child's Creative Potential (August 26 to 30, 2024)

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TWIRL TO THE TOCK (A Birthday Note) for Sylvia Ofili by S. Su'eddie Vershima Agema

In this darkness, it is light as the calendar twirls to a new dateEarly chimes the clock as we tock to salutes and heavy gbosasCount the many cheersFor your pretty yearsDear Sylvia Ofili, priced lady of the lilyLet your every desire be fit to lift you higherAnd in them, we seek God’s face and pray His graceThat you will be blessed and your days filled with rest.On this your day and in every way,…

TWIRL TO THE TOCK (A Birthday Note) for Sylvia Ofili by S. Su'eddie Vershima Agema

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AN EVENING OF READINGS AT THE POETRY ON THE GO [PoGo] SESSION AND FABRICE GAGOS’S PORTRAITS OF THE NOTTINGHAM POETRY FESTIVAL

AN EVENING OF READINGS AT THE POETRY ON THE GO [PoGo] SESSION AND FABRICE GAGOS’S PORTRAITS OF THE NOTTINGHAM POETRY FESTIVAL

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Accra Chronicles: An Unforgettable Journey to a Literary Extravaganza (1)

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ANNOUNCING THE SEVHAGE LITERARY PRIZES 2023 LONGLIST

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EVOKING UBUNTU AT THE LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS: AN EVENING OF AFRICAN HERITAGE WITH SU'EDDIE AGEMA, MCINERNEY, MWAMBULUKUTU, CHRIS AGAPE, JOSHUA OMEKE, VICTORY OSARUMWENSE AND ORAYYY

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AFRICAN LITERARY TITANS GATHER IN ACCRA TO RECLAIM NARRATIVES AT THE LABONE DIALOGUES (OCTOBER 19-23rd 2023)

The literary headlines are set to explode with various takeaways and exciting episodes from Lagone, Africa from 19th October 2023 and beyond as Africa’s finest literary heavyweights across generations converge in Lagone, Accra, Ghana for what might be one of the continent’s finest literary festivals this year. ‘The Labone Dialogues by NYU Accra’ curated by its director, the phenomenal Chike…

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