A MAGIC OF POETRY, MUSIC AND DIVERSE ARTitude

Gopoethick is an event organized to reshape the face of art and also to present poetry in an enjoyable manner. It started last year at Obafemi Awolowo University and here it is this year again. It is set to shake the fingers off their sockets. On the 15-7-2016,the things that shall happen at the "Pit Theater" of the Obafemi Awolowo University will break the boundaries of expectations.

Fart comes in different packages and so is the array of performers. An A-line of Nigeria's poets has been fine tuned to give 15 poetry performances which will bring fingers to tap to depth, punchlines, move the soul to quiver in spirit, yell in ecstasy, “hmm” to the power of words, jump when they cannot hold their eyes any longer and cry when their eyes cannot withstand the tears wanting to fall. 

photo from last year's edition

Chika Jones
James Ademuyiwa
Soonest Nathaniel
Mesioye Affable
AJ Dagga Tola
Kemistree
Samurai
Kemi Falodun
Paul Word
Prestige
Osigwe Benjamin
Oyinkansola
Romeo Oriogun
Archangel
and
Adedayo Agarau will thrill the Gopoethick 2016 to a chill.
We would also have other performances from Godwin (Thespian), Live Music Interlude from "The Juice" (A music band).

The event would stand as an exhibition too. Books and art will be exhibited at no cost and they will be sold for discounted price. The Gopoethick Team are working tirelessly to ensure that the attendees have the best experiences of their time while at the event.

Some members of the "Go Poethick" Team.

Much more than the magic of words, art and music is the fact that accommodations have been made available at a cheap price for travelers and people coming from other states. The next day, a Saturday, comes with an abnormal literary package, featuring − Mountaineering that goes with Kegite gyrations and poetry reading. After which, everyone returns to their various destinations with a feeling of pleasure.

In addition to this, there are beautiful T-shirts available for sale before the event, for people who want to rep Poetry in their locality. You can pre-order any of these tshirts at an affordable price, and it would be delivered to you wherever you are.

 

In conclusion, plans have been solidified to give the best fun in an extraordinary atmosphere. 

For more information and VIP seats reservation Hotel bookings, please contact Gopoethick@gmail.com or call 08062812444, 08107815004, 08067436786.

#GoPoethick2016: A New Sermon by Chika Jones

As we dine on hopes, and wine on wishes. As we paint beautiful images of #GoPoethick, and leave you to anticipate this great event, enjoy this poem by Chika Jones titled "A New Sermon''.
 Chika Jones is an award winning poet and Engineer. 

A NEW SERMON 

“You are a woman,
Forty three years old,
Yet you are not married,What kind of God do you serve?”

So I opened those words,
and found a woman,
gang-raped by men,still beaten for adultery in Saudi,
her humiliation coming full circle,
and in the middle of that circle I found,
laws aimed at reducing women to something less,
and when I read those laws,
I found men born of women,
unable to stand the sight of their mothers and sisters
free,
Strong and equal,
and when I opened up those men,
I found me,
Seated in the back of the bus,
unable to stand up and say to the preacher:

” A woman not being married, is not a sign of failure”
“Women deserve everything men are given”
“A woman is not less than a man”.

Chika Jones

 We are still calling on sponsors and supports for the upcoming GoPoethick festival. Contact us: Gopoethick.blogspot.com
Mail us at Gopoethick@gmail.com +2348107815004, +2348067436786

Ten (10) reason to be at #GoPoethick2016

The date for #Gopoethick2016 has been officially announced to be on the 15th of July, 2016. Obviously, the event is very close, and this post is to highlight ten REASONS to be at #Gopoethick. To know what Gopoethick is about, Click here

1: There would be an epic theatrical performance by the dramatic arts students of Obafemi Awolowo University

 2: The event would feature 15 top notch poets in Nigeria (Their names will not be unveiled yet)

3. We are also going to feature a legendary folk musician based in Lagos (Hint: He has dreadlocks)
4. There would be a book show case and Art exhibition at the event.
5. Anticipate a live painting at the event by a very young female artist in Nigeria
6. You can get to feature in the open-mic session
7. Everyone whether you are a poet or not will write at least, one poethick line
8. There would be a rugged mountaineering exercise that would feature Poetry readings, photography and Gyrations by Kegites
9. You would fall in love with arts after your Gopoethick experience
10. You would get to meet amazing poets, writer and artists from all over Nigeria at the event

And guess what, the event is going to be Freeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

Check this space for more information:
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OUT OF BEING A MAN by Ehiz - JUNE EDITION 2016

THE POETRY COURT
In Conjuction with
Vivid VERSES

Presents

POETS VOICE

Momodu Ehizua is poet and a member of Aj. House of poetry. He is also the festival manager  of UNIBEN literary festival 2015 and co-organiser of " Voices and Minds" (a gathering of creative and free minds in Benin)
Ehiz is one of those Poets who rose from the Slum and became so dexterous in poetry to the point that he got opportunity to travel out to Germany and perform Poetry, representing his fatherland well. Though he couldn’t make top 10 in any of the 4 categories, Ehiz is one Spoken Word Poet to watch out for in the future.

Facebook: Innocen Momodu Ehiz

Poem by Osigwe Benjamin

MAMA FORGIVE ME

This poem is dedicated to my late mum, Happiness Osigwe. Although I didn’t spend much time with my parents, but I could feel their love in my veins.

(For the only woman that has continued to live in my heart. “Spoken Word”)

She was sick,
But always smiling
She never wants to see her son cry.
I was seriously making her,
Never knew, it was her last.
We both sat together that very day, echoing laughter.
And then suddenly, she held her chest;
Battling with her, unseen friends or foes.

Her smile was still hanging on her face.
Her eyes sank in mine,
As she stretched out her hand
Trying to touch my face, and felt my warm sink
Like she was blind;
And then she smiled again
And separated her lips to speak,
but words could not scale through
So, she left her last precious breath in my cold palms.

Maybe, she wanted to tell me, that she loves me.

As I was drowning in my thought
Fighting so hard, to plant meaning into what I felt;
That she wanted to say.
The world began to scream in my head.
Too loud that I held my head tight,
like it was falling off.
Then tears dribble down my eyes.

She will no longer tell me,
What’s good, wrong or even odd.

I remember when she taught me how to love.
How to exchange warm smile at everyone,
Not just a being,
I cried.

Mother, was never putting on anything good.
I mean, fantasy.
But, when she slept as a child,
Who knows nothing about being alive.
Everyone suddenly became rich,
Ready to plant money.
Side by Side with her, in her grave.

She no longer look like the woman I used to know.

That tattered mother
that has been labeled “Out Of Fashion.”
Her new room was calmly carved,
Beautifully made.

Everyone went shaking hands with my uncle,
because gongs echoed loud at her departure.

And so, I hate it, when one suddenly becomes an uncle.
When death makes one blind,
And when death is still knocking at the door of a widow
With her only-innocent son
Who knows not how to merge alphabets, or count numbers.

And now, I imagined when God
Hasn’t picked us all,
from our different moulds
to become humans. Centuries ago.
And I wondered if God ever once said,
“Angel Gabriel.
Those moulds over there, are for suffering women.
While the other;
For dangerous uncle’s”
Because uncle kept smiling all day,
Like his wish finally came through.

Some weeks after the interment.
He came, with his shoulders high
And all he said was
“Benjamin!
That land is no longer yours.
As you can see, am still alive
and my children needs to survive”

He said those words, like I was going to die soon.

I cried more than a thousand times;
scratching off my healing scars.
But still, I owe mother
All apologies un-behalf of I and father
For not being there, when she needed us the most.

Father died when I was born,
and I was not a man to fight back.

Kneeling beside her grave, I said
“Mother, it’s still your son
Please forgive me.

I didn’t wish to see you die
Like you never wanted to see me cry,
But sometimes
We are left to lick our wounds.

I LOVE YOU ALWAYS.

Osigwe Benjamin
I wish they were still alive to see their son grow tall.

Osigwe is a poet who believes in the Power of Words
.
He has performed on different stages/platforms in Nigeria, and was among the EGC TOP 50 CONTEMPORARY POETS WHO ROCKED NIGERIA in year 2015.

R O W E - J U N E 2nd, 2 0 1 6

Rocking

On

With

E D A O T O

THUR. JUNE 2, 2016
7pm

1 Hospital Road, Broad Street.

Freedom Park

Lagos Island

Freedom Spoke Words Featuring Phisayo

Freedom spoke words presents
     An evening of spokenword poetry with Phisayo
Featuring open mic.

                        DATE: Friday 20th May, 2016
TIME: 4:30pm

Entry is free!