Olowo Qudus Opeyemi (popularly known as Black poet) is a Nigerian poet, rapper, singer, songwriter & performing arts enthusiast. Most of his poetry works have appeared or forthcoming in Brittle Paper, Poetry Column NND, Afrocritik, Eboquills, BPPC anthologies, Con-Scio Magazine, SprinNG Afro-Eros anthology, Zango X anthology (2021), NSPP anthology (2021) & elsewhere. He was a 3rd runner-up of the Unilorin SU Writers Competition 2021; also a longlist of the Nigerian News Direct Poetry Prize 2020 & also made the top entrants of the Nigerian Student Poetry Prize (2021). He was also shortlisted for the Albert Jungers Poetry Prize (2021) & a longlist of the Annual PIN Food Poetry Contest (2020). Qudus is currently a Sociology undergraduate student at the University of Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria. He's also a member of the "Unilorin Elites," a writer's association on his school campus. When he is less busy, he explores music, literature, politics, humanity, Afrocentrism, religion & every other fascinating thing in his social world.
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