NIGERIAN DYKE REALNESS Podcast: Unfiltered, candid thoughts on pop culture, music, love, spirituality, healing, depression, grief + whatever else comes up. The voice? Multilingual maven of the mic, your favorite dyke’s favorite dyke, Yvonne Onakeme Etaghene. Ijaw Urhobo Nigerian dyke poet, performer, dancer, visual artist, bad gyal, fashion designer & creative director of OyinT. Designs, cook, tattoo enthusiast and a real one. She is the author of For Sizakele (fiction) & I DO METAPHORS (poetry).
They Tried to Punish You By Isolating You But You Shine Like the Star You Are Instead – NIGERIAN DYKE REALNESS
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Yvonne Onakeme Etaghene is an Ijaw Urhobo Nigerian dyke poet, performer, author, dancer, and playwright. Etaghene wrote and acted in two one-woman shows: Volcano’s Birthright{s} and GUAVA. In 2015, she was awarded the Joseph Henry Jackson Award in short story fiction. She is the author of For Sizakele, a novel that addresses African lesbian/bisexual identity, love, intimate partner violence and gender. Her latest collection of poetry, I DO METAPHORS, is a passionate, brave, unflinching exploration of the most vulnerable and powerful parts of us. Her mixed media visual art has been featured in multiple solo art exhibitions. She published five poetry chapbooks and has been published in numerous literary magazines and anthologies. Etaghene is the founder of OyinT. Designs by Yv. Etaghene, a fashion line that provides space for a plethora of gender expressions while honoring and reimagining traditional Nigerian styles. She has performed in Nigeria, Brasil, South Africa, Canada, Britain and in the U.S. She received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Oberlin College, a Masters from New York University and a Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing degree from Antioch University. Etaghene is a Svane Family Foundation Inaugural Artist in Headlands Center for the Arts’ Bay Area Fellowship. www.myloveisaverb.com, twitter + IG: @myloveisaverb
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