Tom Oloyede

Oloyede Taiwo Michael  is  an art critic, cultural producer, poet, satirist, actor  and playwright. His poetry book, Lagos is killing me, won the Prof Akachi Ezeigbo poetry prize and is still gathering rave reviews. He produced the play, “Wrinkles, dimples, Naira and bets,” during the Lagos Theatre Festival in partnership with the British Council.He appeared on the chart buster film on Netflix, Collision Course. He was shortlisted for the Etisalat Flash Fiction Prize, Quramo writer’s prize and many other awards . His works have appeared in Ake review, Prairies reviews, SankaraAfricareview, Bournemouth Review,The Ghana review and in many other journals.His play, Baby Melodies, was on display at the Peterborough Celebrates, United Kingdom.He recently headlined the Millfield Festival, United Kingdom and many other poetry concerts.He is the creative director of Lagos Poetrython and CLAP Festival, United Kingdom.He loves the chafe of conga drums accompanying the blare of folklores and hymns.He is currently working on a feature film and a truckload of plays. His new collection of poems, all rivers run into the sea, is due for publication in 2023.