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Bones a poem by titilope sonuga
Titilope Sonuga, also known as Titi Sonuga, is a Nigerian poet, civil engineer and actress who spends her time between Lagos and Edmonton, Canada.
Contents
- Bones a poem by titilope sonuga
- Titilope sonuga on words and inspirations
- Early career
- Poetry
- Other work
- Personal life
- References
Titilope sonuga on words and inspirations
Early career
Sonuga worked for five years as an engineer where she used her spare time to pursue her poetic and acting ambitions.
Poetry
Sonuga won the 2011 Canadian Authors Association Emerging Writer Award, and the 2012 Maya Mangelou Poetry Contest. She established Rouge Poetry in Edmonton, a poetry slam series. In May 2015 she became the first poet to appear at a Nigerian presidential inauguration. She published a poetry collection in 2016. Sonuga has performed in the Lagos International Poetry Festival.
Other work
Aside from poetry, Sonuga has dabbled in acting, and portrays Eki in the second series of NdaniTV's hit series Gidi Up with OC Ukeje, Deyemi Okanlawon, Somkele Iyamah and Ikechukwu Onunakuhttps. She also works as Intel’s ambassador for the She Will Connect Program across Nigeria.
Personal life
In 2015 she announced her engagement to photographer Seun Williams.
