Omidan (Damsel)
Artist: Moyo Okediji
Title: Omidan (Damsel)
Medium: terracotta
Date: 2010
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The downfall of a man
The downfall of a man is not the end of his wife.
Make una softly-softly for end-of-year parties o.
Hey, world out there
Hey, world out there
I hunker down here
and hail you, dear friend,
for we now live in the world
of virtual friends
but you can’t hug anymore.
We live in a new world.
Law of diminishing returns
Law of diminishing returns
Artist and curator of Akodi Orisa
Artist and curator of Akodi Orisa adding finishing touches to the phallic-nipple crown of the dome.
Captive No More
Captive No More
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What you are reading is not poetry. It is not fiction. It is my true family history.
I am an ascendant from slavery. Yes.
It means I am a descendant of enslaved bodies. Yes.
Inside me, they locked iron collars,
leg fetters, and hand lockers. Yes.
Yes. Does it sound weird? Yes.
Slavery was real in Africa. Yes
Africa was the Ground Zero of slavery. Yes.
Yours truly
Yours truly at the Ohio State University to give a lecture on Friday.
