Interview with Molara Wood Molara Wood is a Nigerian creative writer, journalist and critic. She has been described as "one of the eminent voices in the Arts in Nigeria". Her short stories, flash fiction, poetry and essays have appeared in numerous publications.   

Bio: Saikou Ceesay is a Gambian-born former professional footballer, now a visual artist and designer. For him, painting has become an alternative way to express himself and channel his innate rhythm when he is not in the football arenas. In his art, Ceesay creates daydream-like surprising moments and reflections. While most of his art is […]

When? August 14, 2021 Time: 13 PM - 15PM Where? Oodi Library Helsinki Join us as we travel the wealth of Africa through books, art, poetry & music.  Organized by the Finnish-African Society ry and funded by the City of Helsinki. Activities: Music performances, poetry, art exhibitions, book reading and special giveaways.  This event was […]

The House of Hunger by Dambudzo Marechera - Book review by Takura Matswetu Dambudzo Marechera is one of Zimbabwe’s most brilliant and potent literary voices. This internationally celebrated author managed to, in his short career, publish a body of work that included novels, plays and poetry -and his unorthodox, abrasive and often crude style of […]

The Lupine is considered an invasive flower that doesn’t belong to Finnish nature. In this mini-series of poems, I use the lupine as a lens to think about immigration, migration and invasion.    Wind: Every autumn I beg you to take me to the place I am told is my home But you are not […]

My name is Ibukun Elizabeth Ikuesan, a Yoruba Nigerian-Finnish citizen residing in Helsinki. An educator, event coordinator presently teaching Yoruba language and the culture at Helsinki elementary school in Finland. A youtuber promoting Yoruba culture and language in an educative way. Passionate about culture, mother tongue and African beauty/art. An executive member of OPAD FinlandRy […]

A beautiful Yoruba Poem by late Chief J.F Ọdunjọ Isẹ́ ni òògun ìsẹ́   Isẹ́ ni ogun isẹ́ Mura si isẹ́ ọre mi Isẹ ni afi ndi eni giga Bi a ko ba ri ẹni fẹhinti Bi ọlẹ la a ri Bi a ko rẹni gbẹkẹle A tẹra mọ isẹ ẹni Iya rẹ le lowo […]

Älä mene pois – Ayòbámi Adébáyò   Aracelis on lukenut tämän joitakin vuosia sitten englanniksi ja Téri luki teoksen ihan hetki sitten suomeksi. Molemmat tykättiin ja suomennoskin toimi todella hyvin.   Älä mene pois kertoo rakkaudesta, ystävyydestä, perhesiteistä, kunnioituksesta, petoksista, odotuksesta, lapsettomuudesta ja tuskasta, jota yhteiskunnan odotukset luovat yksittäiselle ihmiselle. Kertojana toimii minäkertoja, mutta se […]

Aistien Viisaus – Minna Salami Musta feminismiin keskittyvä.  Mukana paljon afrikkalaista mytologiaa Paljon vertailua eri pop-kulttuuriin, musiikkiin yms. Teos on todella laaja ja yksityiskohtainen Toimii äänikirjana, mutta luettuna saa paremmin syvennyttyä moniin yksityiskohtiin. Naistenasema yleisesti maailmalla Kappaleita, jotka tuntuu suoraan suunnattaneen mustille naisille, voimaa antava epäsuora lainaus, ”Maailma ei voi olla tasapainoinen ilman, että mustat […]