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Ikenna Okeh @ikennaokeh.bsky.social · Jul 27

These essays in Pidgin English, as sensitive and moving as they are, touch on issues around the migration wave, which has become one of the integral aspects of modern Nigerian cultural identity.

#essays #pidginenglish #pidginessay #africanessays #bookstagram #africannonfiction

Ikenna Okeh @ikennaokeh.bsky.social · Jun 19

“The most regretful people on earth are those who felt the call to creative work, who felt their own creative power restive and uprising, and gave to it neither power nor time” - Mary Oliver

Ikenna Okeh @ikennaokeh.bsky.social · Jun 7

While the team was working on Episode 2 of Barbershop, the sound engineer couldn't help but burst into laughter repeatedly. I just listened to the final cut, and I haven’t laughed this hard in ages.

I’m thrilled for July when we can share this hilarious #audioplay series with all of you!

Ikenna Okeh @ikennaokeh.bsky.social · Jun 3

Sometimes we read and we forget. 'Forget' isn't the exact word, because something happens to us, or rather we encounter something along the way and then, it pops up — that thing we once read about and which we thought we'd forgotten.

Ikenna Okeh @ikennaokeh.bsky.social · Jun 3

Our audioplay, Barbershop, will be available for streaming on AkooBooks Audio. I'm excited to break this good news to you. Can't wait for July.

Ikenna Okeh @ikennaokeh.bsky.social · Jun 2

So, for the audioplay, 'Barbershop', we created an original soundtrack. My folks at UbuntuFM Africa gave it a thumps up, and I know what that means. 😊

'Barbershop' is set in contemporary Nigeria, and it comes to you in July.

#audioplay #audiodrama #barbershop

Ikenna Okeh @ikennaokeh.bsky.social · Jun 2

Zimbabweans, in my opinion, are the most educated Africans.

Ikenna Okeh @ikennaokeh.bsky.social · Jun 2

I think polarity is the order of the universe, and one extremity necessitates the existence of an equal and opposite form. What I'm trying to say is that wherever there's good, there's an equal measure of bad lurking around.

Ikenna Okeh @ikennaokeh.bsky.social · Jun 2

June feels like a new beginning. It feels like an old cycle just ended, and a new one begins. This, I feel within me, should be the beginning of a year.

Ikenna Okeh @ikennaokeh.bsky.social · May 21

"This study specifically examines social support as a norm in the Igbo society of West Africa using Ikenna Okeh's 'Deportee'. With the use of Freud's psychoanalytic theory, this study explores the African standard of social support as portrayed in the novel."
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Social Support as an African Norm: A Study of Ikenna Okeh's Deportee | Emelone | Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu Journal of Folklore and Cultural Studies

Social Support as an African Norm: A Study of Ikenna Okeh's Deportee

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Ikenna Okeh @ikennaokeh.bsky.social · May 12

In 2023, I released a one-act play, 'Barbershop'. Today, I've collaborated with Ijele Renaissance Theatre @Ijeletheatre to adapt 'Barbershop' into an audioplay series for your listening pleasure.

Coming to you this July.

For inquiries, please find details on the flyer.
#radioplay #audiodrama

Ikenna Okeh @ikennaokeh.bsky.social · May 12

As a writer, it's expected that you write every day, or at least read; one is as much a part of the process as the other.

Ikenna Okeh @ikennaokeh.bsky.social · May 11

Turkiye, like I've always said and written about in fiction, is the world's best-kept secret. 🇹🇷

#Turkiye #Antalya

Ikenna Okeh @ikennaokeh.bsky.social · May 11

Food has served to foster peace and wars. Ask the Lilliputans. They waged a war over some disagreement on what end of an egg to crack.

This is me in Paris last year with my friend and my French publishers sampling French cuisine and discussing the sentiments surrounding French foods and drinks.

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Ikenna Okeh @ikennaokeh.bsky.social · May 11

Modern Africans look down on their ancient institutions. They neither build modern institutions nor build upon the ancient blueprints. Instead, they expend so much energy fighting for inclusion into institutions of others. This is an interesting thing to observe.

Ikenna Okeh @ikennaokeh.bsky.social · May 11

There exists an appreciable amount of great fictional works centered around the theme of migration. I'm one of the few Africans who've written about 'reverse immigration'. It's up to you to judge whether it counts as a great work or not. I actually invite you to. Get a copy today.