Draw closer, nearer,

ByMoyo Okediji

Draw closer, nearer,

Discern better your object

Sún mọ́ ni

Là á mọ̀ ṣe ẹni

That’s a law of physics

Today, I begin my summer trip to Africa.

I will start in Ghana, make my way west to Gambia and end at the Àkòdì Òrìṣà in Nigeria.

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TO MY GRANDDAUGHTER ON GRANDPAS DAY

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TO MY GRANDDAUGHTER ON GRANDPAS DAY

I landed a fish last summer.

It begged me to catch and release.

I said I was hungry

It said better to hunger than kill

“We are all fishes”, it reminded me,

“angling in a lake of love.”

I saw the same fish this summer

Orin Yorùbá: Yoruba Hymn:

Orin Yorùbá: Yoruba Hymn:

ByMoyo Okediji

YORÙBÁ DÌDE

Ọmọ Yorùbá ẹ dìde

Dìde, dìde, dìde.

Ẹyin Yorùbá ẹ dìde

Dìde, dìde, dìde.

Gbogbo Yorùbá ẹ dìde

Dìde, dìde, dìde.

Ọjọ́ ti pé, ẹ dìde

Dìde, dìde, dìde.

Ẹ má sùn mọ́, ẹ dìde

Dìde, dìde, dìde.

Iṣẹ́ ti yá, ẹ dìde

Dìde, dìde, dìde.

Èrù ò bà wá, ẹ dìde

Dìde, dìde, dìde.

Àyà ò fò wá, ẹ dìde

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The Àkòdì Òrìṣà artists

ByMoyo Okediji

In this building, called Ọ̀yẹ̀kú Méjì, I designed a structure serving as a home of sacred art, using innovative designs and materials that explore indigenous African traditions. I will post details of the building below.

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