Ep 34: The Importance Of Re-evaluating Values We Blindly Accept, Lanaire Aderemi, Poet & Author

Lanaire  is a 19year old Nigerian Writer, Spoken Word performer and new author who recently published her first Poetry anthology called “Of Ivory And Ink”. Of Ivory And Ink is  ollection of specially shortlisted poems from 2012-2015. When on stage, Lanaire goes by the alias Verse Writer; she has written over eighty poems and has won a myriad of awards. Her works speaks on socio-political issues regarding feminism, neo-colonialism, hypermasculinity and other forms of injustices.   TOPIC DISCUSSED Privilege of attending Creative African Schools Discovery of poetry Favorite work created and why Recent Poem “Remember To Resist” African Feminism Aba Women’s Riot 1929 Occupying Your Space as a Black Women Malick Sidibe Njideka Akunyili Crosby – I Refuse To Be Invisible Dark Girls Documentary Skin Bleaching in Nigeria   HER WORK  Of Ivory & Ink (DM to order ofivoryandink ) Lanaire Aderemi SoundCloud   ON SOCIAL MEDIA Twitter @LanaireA Instagram @ofivoryandink   QUOTE CARD “Develop Your Own Independent Assessment of Reality” – Lanaire  “To Find Yourself, You Have To Think For Yourself” - Chimamanda   PRODUCTION Produced & Edited – Mude Productions Music – Deep Hat, YT Audio Library www.thoseafricanchicks.com