a picture showing moyo okedijis gallery space, Austin, TX.

Poetry / Personal Projects

My gallery space

ByMoyo Okediji August 25, 2018May 21, 2023

My gallery space, Austin, TX.

the picture shows the youngest artist at the Akodi Orisa Center in Ile Ife.

Poetry / Personal Projects

Two New African Proverbs

ByMoyo Okediji June 17, 2020May 21, 2023

Two New African Proverbs:

1. The same people who place their knee on your neck will also be the first to ask “Why can’t you breathe?”

2. The same people who are causing your sadness will also be the first to ask “Why can’t you laugh?”

(Adapted from the Yoruba proverb, “Ẹ́ni tí ó bá sọ ni di olóríburúkú ni ó kọ́kọ́ má a ń fi bú ni:

a picture showing moyo okediji poised for the camera

Poetry / Personal Projects

Life Begins At 65

ByMoyo Okediji February 28, 2020May 21, 2023

Life Begins At 65

I’m only just 64, but life begins at 65

I thank all my friends who sent me birthday wishes yesterday.

I can’t wait for the party to start when, finally, I get born one year from today.

But, it’s alright. Some people are only in their thirties, forties, fifties and early sixties. They have to wait a while to get born and start rocking.

At 65, you’ve done it all. Life has thrown all it has at you, and you have stood your ground. You can easily say, “Ẹran kí la ò jẹ rí? What edible flesh am I yet to chew?”