Zakiyyah Dzukogi reads The Middle Of June, 1780 on The Poetry Experience
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Zakiyyah Dzukogi reads The Middle Of June, 1780 on The Poetry Experience

Haneefah Abdulrahman
Haneefah Abdulrahman

In this episode of The Poetry Experience, Zakiyyah Dzukogi reads two of her poems: “The Middle Of June, 1780“, published in Kahalari Review and “Winters and Summers“, published in Melbourne Culture Corner. Zakiyyah Dzukogi is a 17 years old Nigerian poet. She is the author of Carved (a poetry collection); winner of the Nigeria Prize for Teen Authors, 2021, a prize she had earlier won the second-place position in 2020. She is a winner of Brigitte Poirson Poetry Prize, 2021 as well as the Splendors of Dawn Poetry Prize, 2019. She has her works published or are forthcoming in Melbourne Culture Corner, Olney Magazine, rigorous, The Account, Mixed Mag, The Beatnik Cowboy, Kalahari Review, Spillwords, Sledgehammer, the Dillydoun Review, Tilted House and others.

Curator/Host: Haneefah Abdulrahman

Guest: Zakiyyah Dzukogi

Poems: The Middle Of June, 1780 and Winters and Summers

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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