Edwardsville by Heart

This collection of poetry, my first, was published by Wisdom’s Bottom Press, in Oxford UK. Brittle Paper calls it “a magical meeting place of travelogue, memoir, and poetry” and lists it as one of the 48 notable African books of 2018. It was voted as one of Africa’s Must-Read Books of 2018 by AfricanArguments.com

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Blurbs:

“This book is an artistic map disguised as a volume of poetry.” —Howard Rambsy II, Professor of English, Southern Illinois University

“In form and content, this is a convincing collection of travel verse tinged with nostalgia. I enjoyed the empathy,hilarity, and curiosity of these poems.” —Uche Nduka, author of Ijele.

“Kọ́lá Túbọ̀sún gives us fresh eyes to see what we thought was familiar, allows us to contemplate what it means to be a stranger, what it means to belong, what it means to learn and to teach, to listen and to speak. —Geoff Schmidt, author of Out of Time (University of North Texas Press).

“Edwardsville by Heart, brilliantly and attentively paints an inclusive sense of encounter with a new place and a different people through perspectives which are at once inquisitorial and acquiescent, with uncommon tenderness and insight, amplifying in the process the wonder and transmutability of the experience of human connection with foreignness and difference.” —Peter Akinlabí, author of Iconography

“Kola’s creations are nuanced just as an artist performs and captures a mood to immortalize moments. He effortlessly transforms complex issues into sensory, breathtaking images and music. With his authentic and electric voice, I consider him one of the best contemporary Nigerian poets.” — Unoma Azuah, Professor of Creative Writing, and Writing Instructor at the Illinois Institute of Art, Chicago, IL

“The nomadic drive of this book propels the reader through the exploration of self as home, as nation, as language, as love and as displacement… it is the journey that holds it together.” — Chris Abani, author of GraceLand and Sanctificum.