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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).

Discipline Matters More Than Talent – NIGERIAN DYKE REALNESS

Talent is important. And: it is how you use and embody that talent that determines whether you bring your artistic ideas to life or not. This episode provides artist development tips and strategies to complete creative projects and explores the distinctions between talent and discipline. This episode also touches on not letting perfectionism turn into procrastination or stagnation. Dive in and listen up! Wanna share your thoughts? Text me boo! Support the showMore about me: https://www.myloveisaverb.comMore specifically about the podcast:www.nigeriandykerealness.com Mixtape/Playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6R1SFz2YLwQM1WtnwFlCL3?si=bgQdNUGsTVaGk2lrzF7rpQ

1. Discipline Matters More Than Talent 16:49
2. You Are the Hero of Your Story – Heal Yourself, Free Yourself 29:59
3. Locate Your Audacity + Pivot 28:55
4. Don't Let Anyone Take You From You – Heal Yourself, Free Yourself 21:59
5. You Can't Save Someone Who Sees You As Prey 09:51

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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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