Loudthotz Open Poetry Reading

It’s All About Poets And Poetry

crossection of poets at LOPR season 2 episode 7

Loudthotz Open Poetry Readings (LOPR) is an avenue for published and unpublished poets – closet poets, hobbyist poets, career poets, poetry performers, and peaceful activists – to express themselves through poetry, and perhaps make a difference in their generation with the same tool that created the universe.

Readings are held once-a-month on every second Thursday of the month at #3B Adesoye Street, Mende Maryland Lagos, Nigeria, between 6:00 - 9:00pm.

Poets who wish to participate usually email in their works to poems@loudthotz.com or loudthotz@gmail.com before 12:00pm on the day of the reading. At the Open Reading poets are called up one after the other to recite their poems, which is projected on a wide screen for everyone to read along clearly. Poets are then called up randomly to critique the piece, and finally the author takes the flooor and explains the inspiration and creative process behind their work.

You can read a review of the past episodes on our blog, and watch some poetry-in-motion on our youtube channel. Enjoy!

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First Gong is an Anthology of all the poems recited and performed in Loudthotz Open Poetry Reading Season One (July - September 2010). The poems were compiled by Chisom Ohuaka and Phillip “FEEL” Chukwu and published by Independent Poets Concerns.

The contributing poets are Efe Azino, Kenny Badmus, Oluleye O. A. Kolade (fatherleye), Kelechukwu Anunibe, Labiyi-Bankole Folake Modupe, Okoyomon Onasime Oiza, Obika Callista, Ilupeju Adebayo, Samuel Dimgba, Fadeyi Adebhayour, Olanrewaju Kaka, Adetunji Raphael, Roseline Igbadumhe, Chisom Ohuaka, and An. N. Amos.

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Poet of The Month

Akeem Odetayo Oyalowo is an advertising practitioner who hails from Abeokuta, Nigeria. He resides in Lagos city, Nigeria presently, and pursues poetry as a very passionate hobby.

His poem, “ After Your Last Bow ”, which claimed the LOPR Poem of the Month title for April 2012 is a very misleading piece of poetry. At first perusal you would think the poet is painting a vivid picture of his upbringing in a polygamous setting, but then you read it a second time, and perhaps a third time, and you might begin to see the former President of Nigeria, Olusegun Obasanjo forming in the periphery of the lines...