Like a pickpocket
Time moves like a pickpocket, light on its feet, swift with its hands, leaving nothing but the crumbs of what…
writer, poet, mentor, lover… of words and ideas!
@Poetolu
Tolu Akinyemi
Latest Book
Her Head Was A Spider’s Nest
‘Her Head Was A Spider’s Nest’ is the fourth instalment of the ‘poetry for people who hate poetry’ series by Tolu Akinyemi (Poetolu). These new poems maintain the witty humour and relatable insights Poetolu’s readers expect and love about his poetry.
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Lagos-Abuja 2022 1:00
Poetolu in Lagos and Abuja 2022
The Water A Man Will Drink 0:28
The water a man will drink cannot flow past him, is what Grandmother told me…
When You Are Single 1:39
Reading ‘When You Are Single’ from the collection ‘Funny Men Cannot Be Trusted’
Excerpt of the week
“Find someone to grow old with, and you’ll never grow old. Find a cause to live for, and you’ll never die”.
Tolu’ Akinyemi
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Her Head was a Spider’s Nest – Book Launch/ Meet-and-Greet Event
I'm grateful for everyone who showed up at the book launch for #Herheadwasaspidersnest, and also the meet-and-greet events in Lagos…
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