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The notion that depression and other forms of mental illness go hand in hand with creativity is a prevalent issue, and this has given rise to a lot of terms like a mad or disturbed artist. The question is do you agree with this or do you think it’s just a stereotype? 

We had a conversation with Envoit Vates a renowned poet in the city of Jos, Nigeria to sample his perception of this subject matter. 

Enjoy, but kindly remember to drop your responses in the comment section below, we will love to hear from you

Your creative style is your signature, a trademark that is distinctive to you.

Believe it or not, there is power in your creative style and how you interpret your artistic ideas. This is what defines you as a creative. In this first episode, we talk about how your creative style gives you a unique edge.

There is no disputing the fact that sometimes poets are torn in between questions as to the relevance of their art. In a country like ours where music is the trend and not too many people seek relevance to lyrics, where truth is poetry and no one likes poetry, where is the relevance??

The notion that depression and other forms of mental illness go hand in hand with creativity is a prevalent issue, and this has given rise to a lot of terms like mad or disturbed artist. Question is do you agree with this or do you think it’s just a stereo type? 

Kindly drop your responses in the comment section below, we will love to hear from you

This initiative is also known as humor of medieval physiology, believed to be secreted by the kidney or spleen and causes melancholy, which affects sanity. But in a plot twist, does this affect creatives, is poetry truly a domain for the depressed?

There is almost a century long debate about the Black on Black hate question.

Why blacks treat each other the way they do, which is very evident in the violent conflicts happening all over Africa and parts of the world where there is an appreciable number of people of African descent.

What in your opinion do you think is the best approach to resolving this anomaly? Where do we start from?

Is our query even achievable? We would love to hear from you, leave us a comment via mail, or the chat-box below.

The rape question in society is one that has been debated over time and has generated a lot of comments and controversies. But let us narrow this down to the individual, what is your take on rapist, falsified experiences and or best therapy for victims of rape to heal completely at the long run.

Are we bad seeds, is it us or the government.