My name is Branco Omowumi. I was born in Lagos, Nigeria, and I am a poet, dancer, singer, and narrator. 

You said ‘hi’ once our eyes met

My name is Eliza, and I’m a receptionist for Public Health and a grocery store clerk.

Hader Otaki is the author of the poetry collection GIVE ME AWORD. He is from Nasarawa state but was born and raised in Lagos.

Valeria Eden is a poet from the state of Colorado.  

My name is Mark Owoola (I use M3RK as my pen name), and I am a 22-year-old graduate student at the University of Missouri.

I am an opportunistic young individual trying to take on the world like a storm.

I am a student at Middlesex University, and I am 20 years old.

My name is Abu. There are countless narratives and experiences building day by day within us, and I feel art through any medium achieves a form of personal expression that we may find difficult to delineate normally. We may come from polar opposite extremes in every regard, but our differences should be a way to communicate and connect with each other, not push us away.

Firnita is a story enthusiast from Indonesia.