WORDAHOLICS IS SET FOR AUGUST 11, 2018!

Wordaholics;  a platform that offers an open floor for poetry, music, dance, comedy and everything art, powered by Komsons Studio is set for this month's edition at the venue and date on the flier.  A mini poetry slam started from July 2018 where Success Ebosetale "Dee Wordsmith" and Opeoluwa Olatunbosun went home with cash prizes as winners of the competition. 

SOS Poetry Slam (defending) Champion, Njoku Paul Chibuike Henry "Fr33zingPaul" and Sissy will be hosting an afternoon of delicious rendition of oratory again on the 11th of August as official Masters of Ceremony.

Winners of the mini poetry slam will again walk home with cash prizes worth Fifteen Thousand Naira on the spot, courtesy of TeamSwag.

To qualify, be amongst the FIRST 15 SLAM POETS to be at the venue. (12noon)

Slam Rules:

1)     You are required to perform only one poem
2)    One poem which will be judged by our guest judges

3)    Poems should not exceed three minutes. It can be three minutes or less.

4)    Should eventually, you are tied with any other Poet, you will be required to do a 60 Seconds freestyle on any topic given by the audience and also you will be judged by the audience

5)    No hate speech, no derogatory or foul remark.

This competition is being held at every edition of Wordaholics in Somolu, Lagos-Nigeria.


See pictures from previous editions below

Good luck and see you at 47, Oluwadare street off Fola Agoro Somolu, Lagos on Saturday 11th August 2018.

See report from previous editions here:
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=1755271791233028&id=609235569169995

https://www.facebook.com/VividVerses/posts/1802503223176551

http://linesandlyrics.blogspot.com/2018/07/wordaholics-wordshots-at-somolu.html

VIDEO REPORT:
https://www.facebook.com/bankole.kolawole.7/videos/2321973611154049/



SEE A POEM BY THE GUEST POET

CALCULUS BY S.I.N (2014)


We solved the differential of our existence
By counting small stones;
But they came
and said that the depths of our minds
were way too shallow.
Their Analyst said we needed
precise axioms and definitions
To capture the ghost of departed quantities.
So they plotted our lives
On their X-Y charts,
Their Palmist read geometric woes
From the lines of our palms
And said; ‘this is the limit
to which your fish brains can function’
But I ask,
Who gave them the rights to run evaluations
And pose theorems of existence?
Who gave them the impetus
To fix yardsticks
And set standards of living?
Who said we are but indefinite integrals
And who made them higher order derivatives?
O tell them,
Tell them that we know
There is a rate of change,
Tell them we know
That the circle is bound in continuity,
Tell them that
We need not their almighty formular
To solve the equation
Of our utter confusion.
Tell them that
We can fix our stochastic systems,
And can find the roots of our own identity.
O tell them
That we shall cover the erotic distance
Between dreams and reality;
When speed and time shares a sweet romance.

BRIEF ABOUT THE GUEST POET

Soonest Iheanyichukwu Nathaniel(SIN) is a Journalist fascinated with what words can accomplish. He is a Scientist who believes Albert Einstein would have touched the world better as an artist. In his spare time, you can find him listening to the music of the spheres, reading the stars or trying to woo the moon. Find him on Instagram @soonest.nathaniel

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