Author Chat with Inuwa Niimah, Author of In the Wake of What Was
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Our host, Benny, sits down with poet Inuwa Niimah to discuss her debut collection, In the Wake of What Was.In this episode, they explore her journey of writing the collection, the path to publication, and the inspirations that shaped her poetry.
About the Book
In the Wake of What Was, gathers the fragments of love, loss, womanhood, and becoming into tender verses that speak to the shared experiences of Nigerian women and beyond.
Across 65 pages, the collection carries you through silences and storms, weaving poems that linger long after the last line. It is a book for anyone who has ever stood at the edge of change, carrying memory in one hand and possibility in the other.
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