...into words with sola by Oluwasola Olowo-Ake
'Between Somewhere and Nowhere is the Sky- a gift' is a piece that was inspired by my Christmas trip to my home, Nigeria, in 2022.
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Sola Olowo-Ake is a storyteller, designer, design researcher and a poet
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Happy New Year!
Today's episode is by essayist, poet and art theorist, Kim Dhillon. In this episode, she tells me the story behind her new book 'Counter-Texts'.
sometimes, I just rather sing my poems.
Did the Phoenix rise or fall?
This episode was interesting to make. I thought it'd be cool to record random thoughts and layer them on top of each other to create an audio piece. Can you make out any of the stories?
I wrote this poem in 2020 as I was experiencing exhaustion, a lot of pain, broken relationships and more; in the midst of having conversations about racism and blacklivesmatter protests. At the time I wrote it, it ended in sadness and destitution. I couldn't see hope and so I couldn't right hope into it and so I couldn't name her (my character in the poem). As time passed, the destitution eventually broke and I started seeing light seep through and rest with me.
Tomorrow never comes like today never leaves.
This episode is Part 2 of the chase (dreams) song.
I wrote this song in 2018 after writing a poem on a similar subject. I wrote this at a time when I was deeply uncertain about my future and I was questioning myself a lot. I was navigating how to be an adult, balance university work and relationships, and struggling to hold on to my dreams. Now we're four years away from that time and I won't say that I am 100% certain about my future however, I'd say that I've gotten more comfortable with working and living in the space of the unknown and I'm constantly learning how to be at peace. I am also relearning what it means to dream big while being open-minded and holding on to my big dreams loosely.
"I wish I told her that the charcoal melanin oceans that flooded her body and filled it to the brim
Rest is easy to pronounce and hard to do.
Here is a very brief recount of my childhood experiences as a twin. Not only did some people mix my twin sister and I up but they also would get confused and sometimes call one of us by our older sister's name. Yes all 3 of us have very similar names and they all start with the 'sh' sound.
Welcome to '...into words with Sola' Season 3, it feels great to be back! In this episode, I talk about my holiday, rest, learning Korean, my love for BTS and a summary of how season 3 of this podcast is going to unfold.
#hostel stories
#hostel stories
#hostel stories
The theme today is "Naija, which way?"
Naija, which way?
Ahọn Dudu warns the King and he responds.
The people of Oke respond to Ahọn Dudu’s warning.
Ahọn Dudu is faced with the challenge of passing on a message that could cost him his life. He is forced to make a decision and navigate his way through disbelief and doubt from his own people- the people of Oke.
In preparation for his story, Ahọn Dudu introduces you to the place he resides, Oke. He is about to story tell a series of events that he experienced in Oke.
My recent poetic reflections on the shooting that when down in the 3 Atlanta spas last week and injustice in our world at large.
"Care for me, care for me/ I know you care for, me care for me..." was sang by THE MS. Lauryn Hill and we love that song but how many of us actually take time to care for ourselves and each other? In this episode, I discuss notions of care and laughter as form of care.
Do you ever make New Year Resolutions? For me, I stopped a long time ago but I usually reflect on my year and write down lessons I learned- no matter how small. In this episode, I share with you some things I learned in 2020 (Tili) and are still learning now.
What does it look like to hold on to childlikeness? Were we fooled into thinking that going into adulthood meant laying all of our childlikeness down? What is at stake when we let go of all of it? Why do we crave what children have? These and more questions and thoughts are expressed in this podcast...+what Jingle Jangle teaches us about children, wonder and childlikeness.
...is a poem I wrote about embracing childlikeness and the need to do this as an adult. The poem ends with a song my sisters and I grew up singing in primary school- 'Pamuregeji'. It was a fun song we were taught to introduce ourselves to people with but also, we used it at leisure time to play. The poem suggests that I go back there and hold on to the playful side of little Sola- I don't have to let all of her go.
Anyone else ever feel guilty when they decide to take some minutes/ a day off? In this episode I talk about my ongoing struggle with rest and how I am navigating it. I also share a poem I wrote for this episode to illustrate its importance.
...is my poetic reflection on the 'rejection of self' as it relates to Christian religion practices and my faith in God- those two being very different things in my opinion. In the poem I try to explore 'what is true', 'what is right', 'what the issues are' and 'how these issues conflict with truth'.
For all my POCs' and foreigners living in countries other than their home, have you ever code-switched to the extent that you begin to let go of your own ethnic identity? Can you relate to 'rejection of self'? In this episode, I address my own personal experience with it in the context of my home country and the context of the diaspora, and how it affects the individual, the environment and community building.
An episode dedicated to spreading awareness about the #ENDSARS #ENDSWAT protests that have been going on for a number of days in efforts to speak against and end police brutality in Nigeria. In this episode I talk about what is going on and I have only done this because I hope to bring more awareness and hold our government accountable. I join with my Nigerian brothers and sisters to speak out against this.
Hey all!
