Audio: Open letter to the people suffocating in blues

A poem written by the Nigerian poet Praise Osawaru and read by Surah. Explores the theme of 'leaving'. Photo: Adrien Ledoux via Unsplash

A poem on β€œleaving”. Full text here.

Written by Praise Osawaru.

Read by Surah.

Photo by Adrien Ledoux.

Praise Osawaru

Praise Osawaru is a Nigerian writer and (performance) poet. His works have appeared in African Writer, Kreative Diadem, Ngiga Review, Perhappened Magazine, Praxis Magazine & elsewhere. He was longlisted for African Writers Award 2019 and shortlisted in the 2019 Kreative Diadem Creative Writing Contest. When he isn't over-worrying about life, he's reading or binge-watching. He can be reached on Instagram/Twitter: @wordsmithpraise

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