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The Art and Politics of Dike Chukwumerije

Dike Chukwumerije speaks to Sanusi Anslem: "Old problems abound".

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Oct 30, 2019
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Dike Chukwumerije is a Nigerian poet
Dike Chukwumerije is a Nigerian poet

It was 6pm on October 12, 2019. The tenth installment of Dike Chukwumerije's Night of the Spoken Word (NSW) was about to begin. I sat quietly, waiting among the mostly excited 600+ audience. People continued to trickle in, the stage lights had been dimmed, the hall almost pitch dark. We were about to watch Dike and hi…

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