{"id":9115,"date":"2021-05-13T12:13:11","date_gmt":"2021-05-13T18:13:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/?p=9115"},"modified":"2021-05-13T14:47:25","modified_gmt":"2021-05-13T20:47:25","slug":"lagos-is-killing-me-by-oloyede-michael-taiwo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/?p=9115","title":{"rendered":"Lagos is Killing Me by Oloyede Michael Taiwo"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"9116\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/?attachment_id=9116\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/lagos-is-killing-me.jpg?fit=217%2C346&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"217,346\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"lagos-is-killing-me\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/lagos-is-killing-me.jpg?fit=217%2C346&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/theprairiesbookreview.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/lagos-is-killing-me.jpg?resize=257%2C410&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-9116\" width=\"257\" height=\"410\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>A piercing meditation on life, love, oppression, and freedom&#8230;<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Taiwo gathers the expanse of human experience of love, life, and death in his debut collection of poems. The images that tumble from the collection are both stunning and uplifting, whether they explore the futility of a lover\u2018s crushed ego in \u201cConvalescence,\u201d examine a nation weighed down by corruption, poverty, dirty politics, and violence in \u201cMoribund Restaurant,\u201d or\u2014as in \u201cLove\u2019s Soothing Web\u201d\u2014delve into the intoxicating power of love. \u201cTell the White Man\u201d exposes the utter exploitation of Black nations at the hands of the West, which it does in the name of development and altruism. In \u201cIf I had wings like a dove,\u201d Taiwo cautions common man to use their vote wisely as he writes: \u201cIf I had wings like a dove,\/ I would perch on the roof of your conscience and\/ remind you not to sell your vote.\/ Else, the muttering lips of the next generation would\/ submit that servitude was a fine ornament on\/ the crooked neck of your soul.\u201d\u00a0 \u201cUneasy Calm\u201d is a sorrowful meditation on life. Dedicated to George Floyd, \u201cI Can\u2019t Breathe\u201d brings the horrible episode to life. \u201cDust Arise\u201d explores what it means to love truly. Taiwo experiments with form and syntax and covers a vast range of topics, from love, loss, hope, grief to tyranny, freedom, and Black pride among others, taking the reader on a journey of mystery and longing, all the while capturing the essence of Nigerian people and culture: \u201cthe back of Africa can never be put out to the ground\/ Like dust, we rise and furnish our hope with grit.\u201d Wide-ranging and poignant, this is a winning collection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Lagos is Killing Me<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>by Oloyede Michael Taiwo<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Lagos-Killing-Oloyede-Michael-Taiwo-ebook\/dp\/B08TV227CP\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Buy now<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Roaring Lion Newcastle LTD<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pub date February 28, 2021<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">ISBN 978-1913636982<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Price $9.49 (USD) Paperback, $3.22 Kindle edition<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A piercing meditation on life, love, oppression, and freedom&#8230; Taiwo gathers the expanse of human experience of love, life, and death in his debut collection of poems. 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