Rasaq Malik GbolahanÌRÌN-ÀJÒ Ẹ̀DÁNí ọjọ́ tí mo pé ọmọ ọgbọ̀n ọdún ni mo ronú gidi gan-an nípa ọ̀rọ̀ ìgbésí ayé mi. Mo rántí àtẹ̀yìnwá, omijé sì lé sí ojú mi bí…Nov 15, 2021Nov 15, 2021
Rasaq Malik GbolahaninThe Drinking GourdTENDING HIS MOTHER’S GARDENYears after his mother’s demise,May 21, 2021May 21, 2021
Rasaq Malik GbolahanINTRODUCING RASAQ MALIK’S NEW POETRY CHAPBOOK TITLED THE OTHER NAMES OF GRIEFIn 2017, I was invited by Richard Ali to submit my poetry manuscript to a collective named Konya Shamsrumi. I found myself amidst stellar…Feb 5, 20211Feb 5, 20211
Rasaq Malik GbolahanWhen I Say I Love YouI mean, see, the sky is just another house named after us. You and I are two souls bearing the same fate. I want you in me and me in you…Feb 3, 2021Feb 3, 2021
Rasaq Malik GbolahanSADÉÈmi náà mọ̀ pé kò sí agbára mọ́. Mo ti m'ọtí ní àmupara. Mo ti s'òwò ọtí débi tí n kò le dìde lórí àga. Ní ṣe lara mi wúwo bí irin. Mo wo…Jan 19, 2021Jan 19, 2021
Rasaq Malik GbolahanREMEMBERING OUR DEAD SOLDIERSOn a grim day, the news of Ojeke’s death reached Ìsẹ́yìn. It was a mournful day, as the air reeked of sorrow. On social media platforms…Jan 15, 2021Jan 15, 2021
Rasaq Malik GbolahanBELOVED (1)The train of poetry arrives the station of love tonight and there are empty benches to welcome it. I find no you, and I find no one that…Jan 14, 20211Jan 14, 20211
Rasaq Malik GbolahanCOVID-19 and Everything We Have Lost (1)Days ago, I thought about the weighty things we have lost to Coronavirus. The cancelled dates of anniversaries. Book readings. Interviews…Jan 12, 2021Jan 12, 2021
Rasaq Malik GbolahanFATHERHOODStanding beside my father this afternoon during Asri prayer, the joy of watching how time changes swelled in my mind. As children, he would…Jan 12, 2021Jan 12, 2021
Rasaq Malik GbolahanThis is my first time on Medium. It is good to be here.I am a writer. I write poetry. I write essays. I write anything that tugs my mind. I love to play with language. To sniff the scent of…Jan 12, 2021Jan 12, 2021
