Ali Mamman Lawan reads My First Son is Pain on The Poetry Experience podcast
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Ali Mamman Lawan reads My First Son is Pain on The Poetry Experience podcast

Haneefah Abdulrahman
Haneefah Abdulrahman

In this episode of The Poetry Experience Podcast, Ali Mamman Lawan reads two of his poems: My First Son is Pain, and The House.

Ali Mamman Lawan was born in Nigeria, Kano state,  but has his origin from Yusufari, Yobe State. He attended John Gulson Primary School in Coventry, UK and was later enrolled in Musa Iliasu College, Kano after his return to Nigeria. He emerged as the best graduating student and successfully launched his first novel titled, “Tears on a Red Rose” on his graduation day. He is currently an accounting student at Skyline University Nigeria (SUN) He likes to read, write, travel and play video games. Besides being a young published author, Ali is also a poet and a spoken word artist who likes to take the stage. He is a member of various poetry and writing platforms including For the Love of Poetry (FLP), Young Creative Writers (YCW), Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA), and Poetic Wednesdays amongst others.

Curator/Host: Haneefah Abdulrahman

Guest: Ali Mamman Lawan

Poems: My First Son is Pain and The House.

Producer: Tope Akintayo

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Haneefah Abdulrahman
By Haneefah Abdulrahman
Haneefah Abdulrahman is a Writer, an editor, an Interviewer, an arts administrator , a Spoken Poetry Artist and a Podcaster. She is an Editorial Assistant at The Moveee and the Editor-in-chief of Literature Voices (LITVO). Her works have appeared in Nigerian Review, The Witsprouts Project, Arts MuseFair, and elsewhere. She is a 2021 fellow of Ebedi International Writers Residency, Oyo State, a Pioneer Fellow of Imodoye Writers Residency, Kwara State and she was a Columnist at DailyTrust Newspaper. She is the Author of Shades of Becoming (a collection of short stories). She is the 2021 Winner of The Arewa Rising Literary Star. She has edited and curated books including anthologies.
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