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14-year-old Naomi Oloyede delivers a spoken word poem during the signing of the 1st National Peace Accord by political parties ahead of the 2023 general elections in Abuja, on September 29, 2022.

14-year-old Naomi Oloyede delivers a spoken word poem during the signing of the 1st National Peace Accord by political parties ahead of the 2023 general elections in Abuja, on September 29, 2022.

Photo by Olukayode Jaiyeola/NurPhoto via Getty Images.

Essay: The Unwritten Travails of Spoken Word Art in Nigeria

It’s one of the most present and exciting art forms in Nigeria, so why, one writer asks, is spoken word poetry not part of the bigger cultural conversation?