Adedayo Agarau

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The Unsettling Hand of Grief: An Interview with Adedayo Agarau About "The Years of Blood" - Chicago Review of Books I first met Adedayo Agarau in 2015 at a spoken word event in Ibadan, the southwestern Nigerian city we both grew up in. I remember watching his poetry, technically excellent on the page, come alive th...

"The physical demands of survival barely give room for the self to reflect, process, remember, or write."

KÁNYIN Olorunnisola's interview with @adedayoagarau.bsky.social on his new book “The Years of Blood” (@fordhampress.bsky.social) is out now.
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The Necessity of Return: On Years of Ritual Killings in Nigeria In a dream on one of my first nights in Iowa, I was weeping into a river. The river was flowing swiftly, washing away many people. In the logic of the dream, I knew their faces—they were the same c…

@adedayoagarau.bsky.social documents years of ritual killings in Nigeria and the trauma of returning to the street he grew up on.

"Now the trumpet of your body. Now my mouth full of air."

— @adedayoagarau.bsky.social in @narrativemag.bsky.social

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📚 The #LagosReview hails #AdedayoAgarau 's debut poetry collection, #TheYearsofBlood, as a "haunting horrorscape," praised by celebrated poet #NiyiOsundare.

Full review: linktr.ee/fordham_press; visit www.fordhampress.com to order your copy today! #NewPoetry #ReadUP @adedayoagarau.bsky.social

Thrilled to announce that "THE YEARS OF BLOOD," my debut poetry collection, is now available for pre-order. Cover art by the brilliant @olawaleololade_. Coming September 2, 2025 from @FordhamPress.

Bookshop: bookshop.org/p/books/the-ye…
Website: adedayoagarau.com

Thank you so much VC 🥹

Announcing the 2025 Poets & Writers Get the Word Out Poetry Cohort Poets & Writers has announced the 2025 poetry cohort for Get the Word Out, a publicity incubator for early career writers. The program gives selected writers an opportunity to work with an expe…

Thrilled to announce I've been selected for the 2025 Poets & Writers Get the Word Out Poetry Cohort!

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Anticipated Books of 2025 : Open Country Mag Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Laila Lalami, Goretti Kyomuhendo, Chisom Okafor, Itiola Jones, Adedayo Agarau: the anticipated books of 2025.

Thanks to @OpenCountryMag for including "The Years of Blood" in their Anticipated Books of 2025 list. I am excited about all the books on this list and continually stunned by the support "The Years of Blood" continues to receive.

Almost cover readyyy.

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We will do everything 🥹🥹

You are the best, VC 🥹🥹🥹

If you can read this, I wrote a book—”The Years of Blood”, and it chronicles the true coming-of-age narrative of human trafficking in Nigeria.

Well, human part trafficking is at an all-time high in Nigeria right now, and I guess it makes my book timely.

You'll pre-order, yeah?
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#FreeCongo

What do you want for your writing this year?

Third year fellow 🥹

I am

You are so so kind, David 🥹

Book marketing is so hard. I don't even know where to begin.

Authors that have gone through this process, what advise do you have for debut poets like me?

#WritingCommmunity

Has anyone written a list of books coming out this year focusing exclusively on African literature?

Most of the lists flying around don't include enough African books.

Fair

Super. We will bring Agbowo over. Thank you ❤️🎈

Where do I even begin to integrate myself into this wonderful community?

Editor’s Choice: 25 Most Anticipated Books of 2025 Last year, we published a list of books we were excited to read and eventually enjoyed. The list featured Chigozie Obioma; Nana Ekua Brew-Hammond; ‘Pemi Aguda, whose debut collection, Ghostroots, w…

I'm so happy “The Years of Blood” is on @iselemagazine.bsky.social’s Most Anticipated Books of 2025.

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Thank you for sharing, Michael.