SEVHAGE is pleased to announce the publication of I STUMBLE INSIDE ME LOOKING FOR SUNLIGHT, the new poetry collection by Nigerian poet and writer S. Su’eddie Vershima Agema. The collection marks another point in Agema’s continuing engagement with memory, home, nationhood, love, loss and the many ways in which people search for meaning and light … Continue reading
Eastwood, Nottinghamshire — Writers, poets, artists and members of the public gathered at the D. H. Lawrence Birthplace Museum on Saturday, 12 September 2026 for another public programme of The Optimist’s Incomplete by SEVHAGE, an evolving literary and multimedia exhibition bringing contemporary writing into conversation with memory, migration, heritage and the work and legacy of … Continue reading
The Optimist’s Incomplete by SEVHAGE, an interactive and multimedia exhibition curated by award-winning writer, editor and cultural producer Su’ur Su’eddie Vershima Agema, will form part of the D. H. Lawrence Festival 2026 in Eastwood, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom. Presented as part of the festival programme coordinated by Broxtowe Borough Council, the exhibition will run from July … Continue reading
SEVHAGE, in partnership with Konya Shamsrumi, Arewa Poetry Review, African & Black Creatives for Development (ABC4DE) are proud to announce A Fire Kept Quiet, a landmark anthology from the Arewa Poetry Review that mostly gathers a rising generation of poets in Northern Nigeria whose works speak with courage, tenderness and craft. The collection, edited by … Continue reading
SEVHAGE Publishers is pleased to announce the release of How It Will Be Told, a deeply reflective and soulfully written poetry collection by debut poet and photographer, Sulaimon Sabitu. This evocative body of work is the latest in their collaborative ABC4DE Series (No. 11). How It Will Be Told is a meditation on memory, identity, … Continue reading
In 2021, I made a tweet asking for someone to put together funding for a festival in Kano and promised that I would happily support the curation of such a dream. Like many diviners and wise people say (and here I paraphrase), the future is for those who dream it. Reader, I dreamt it. It … Continue reading
Ibadan is set to host one of Africa’s biggest authors, Professor Niyi Osundare, on the 16th of August 2025 at RovingHeights Bookstore, Prime Mall, 33 Awolowo Avenue, Opposite Domino’s Pizza, Bodija, Ibadan by 2pm. The event is a headline event for the Ibadan Book and Arts Festival (ÌbàFest) and will feature live readings from Professor … Continue reading
SEVHAGE is thrilled to announce the publication of A Woman’s Studio, the debut poetry chapbook by [Folake] Moremi Akano, a dynamic writer, cultural producer, and media creative whose work bridges the worlds of literature, performance, and broadcast storytelling. A Woman’s Studio is a poetic tribute to the resilience, creativity, and everyday brilliance of women who … Continue reading
In the coming days, we are delighted to begin sharing some of the exceptional works that have been recognised in the SEVHAGE Literary Prizes competitions for both 2023 and 2024. As part of our commitment to celebrating African voices, we will be posting these winning entries on the blog, starting with pieces from the Creative … Continue reading
It has gone so fast. The speed with which the downtrodden victims of tragic events are mourned these days frightens me. People in government hardly give a damn. With zero empathy they deftly move on. Life must go on. The dead are truly left to bury the dead.My heart bled when the nation woke up … Continue reading
