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4th May 2020
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Coronadiaries With Kemi

Hauwa Shaffii Nuhu in conversation with Kemi Falodun CONDUCTED IN MAY 2020 Lately, though, I’ve been thinking about desire in isolation, about how solitude shapes us. kemi Falodun Ayamba: Thank you for agreeing to talk to me for this series. The COVID-19 situation and the consequent lockdown have thrown a lot of lives and routines...
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8th December 2019
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A poem should sing…

Hauwa Shaffii Nuhu in conversation with Ajibola Tolase This interview was conducted in March, 2019. Who are the members of the international Poetry regulation board and what are they teaching us? Ayamba: First of all, what led you to poetry? Ajibola Tolase: Love. I was always searching for love and surprisingly, poetry is always calling...
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7th December 2019
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And it is Scary Because….

Hauwa Shaffii Nuhu in Conversation with Hajara Hussaini This interview was conducted in April, 2019. … and it is scary because we bury ourselves in folds until we’re wrapped around layers that can’t be peeled or layers that make us bleed before we’re open. When you think of it, nonfiction is liberating, it’s kind of...
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6th December 2019
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Poetry Acts As A Mirror…

Hauwa Nuhu Shaffii in conversation with Daisy Odey This interview was conducted in May, 2019. “Poetry acts as a mirror for me. I use it to think clearly.” Ayamba: When did you first realise that writing was the thing you really wanted to do? Daisy Odey: In 2015, I asked myself what I didn’t mind...
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5th December 2019
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The Primary Motive…

Hauwa Shaffii Nuhu in conversation with Basit Jami’u This interview was conducted in May, 2019. “The primary motive for curating the SELVES anthology is to improve the visibility of nonfiction in Africa.” Ayamba: When I think of you, Basit, the image that comes to my mind is that of a huge, huge library. Because you...
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4th December 2019
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I Began Reading Books When…

Hauwa Shaffii Nuhu in Conversation with Muhammad Gulani This interview was conducted in May 2019. “Fast forward to teenage hood, I loved poetry and began to scribble some words down and here I am.” Ayamba: Thanks for agreeing to speak to me. You are the creative director of ABUFEST, the only campus-based Arts festival in...
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2nd December 2019
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I Love Poems That Make Me Feel.

Hauwa Shaffii Nuhu in Conversation with Hauwa Saleh This interview was conducted in May, 2019. “She told me that I had softness in me. I should use it to my advantage.” Ayamba: I remember once in Kaduna, after a most electric, amazing literary evening at YELF, Muhammad Gulani (Creative Director, ABUFEST) showed me a clip...
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2nd December 2019
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Don’t Sell Your World Rights To Anybody!

Hauwa Shaffi Nuhu in Conversation with TJ Benson. This interview was conducted in May, 2019. “Don’t sell your world rights to anybody.” Binyavanga Wainana Ayamba: First of all, I like to prick people about their names. How did you arrive at the initials TJ? I initially thought it was one name until I realized the...
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