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OdejumaTitilope Sonuga's Expansive Artistry from Poetry to Performance and the Main StageIn this episode of Odejuma, Harry chats with acclaimed poet and performer Titilope Sonuga. She speaks on how her personal and professional journey has shaped her as an artist and cultural storyteller. From her roots in Nigeria to her life and work in Canada, Titi speaks with vulnerability and wisdom about the power of embracing creativity, even in the face of uncertainty. She reflects on her time as Edmonton’s Poet Laureate (2021–2023), her Dora Award nomination for her work in "Sankofa: The Soldier’s Tale Retold," and how acting in the popular Nigerian series "Gidi Up" expanded her ar...2025-06-2043 min
What's Your HustleWhat's Your Hustle: Shop BantuKev and Liz of Shop Bantu are creating unique pieces, honoring heritage, building their own structure of a greater table and taking care of their own mental health in the quiet of healing. IG: @shop.bantu ; website: shopbantu.com ; Tik Tok: @shopbantu Songs and artists mentioned in this episode: Truc en plus - Jeady JaySis - Titilope Sonuga Sanctuary - Titilope SonugaPeter GregsonAll Up In Your Mind - BeyonceSweet Honey Buckin - BeyonceRun It Up...2025-04-2836 min
SpeakUP! International Inc.Titilope Sonuga's Artistic Exploration of Blackness, Womanhood, and SpiritualityDiscover the captivating journey of Titilope Sonuga, an acclaimed international poet and playwright, who shares the remarkable story of her transition from civil engineering to a celebrated career in the literary arts. Journey with us as we uncover the pivotal moments that influenced her artistic voice—from her vibrant upbringing in Lagos, Nigeria, to her move to Canada at the age of 13, and her eventual return to Nigeria to reconnect with its literary community. Titilope's narrative is one of courage and creativity, rooted deeply in her Nigerian-Canadian identity, which continues to shape her powerful storytelling and performances.St...2024-12-2448 min
Cup of Hemlock Theatre Podcast204. The Cup | Sankofa: The Soldier’s Tale Retold (Art of Time Ensemble)Welcome back to the 204th episode of The Cup which is our a weekly (give or take, TBD, these are unprecedented times) performing arts talk show presented by Cup of Hemlock Theatre. With the theatres on a come back we offer a mix of both reviews of live shows we've seen and continued reviews of prophet productions! For our 204th episode we bring you a Duet Review of Sankofa: The Soldier’s Tale Retold, presented by Art of Time Ensemble, based on Igor Stravinsky’s L’Histoire du Soldat, with a new libretto by Titilope Sonuga, directed by Tawiah M’Cart...2024-10-3042 min
The VerbThe World in WordsThe World in Words. The Verb, presented by Ian McMillan, revisits the Contains Strong Language which was held in Leeds in September of last year. It was a gathering of poets from all over the world and featured Felene Cayetano from Belize, Andre Bagoo from Trinidad and Tobago, Ngwatilo Mawiyoo from Kenya, Lebo Mashile from South Africa, Chris Tse, the Poet Laurete of New Zealand, Ramya Jirasinghe from Sri Lanka and Titilope Sonuga.2024-02-2343 minThe VerbLive from Contains Strong Language 2023Live from the ‘Contains Strong Language’ Festival in Leeds, Ian McMillan introduces public poets from around the world, including Simon Armitage, Hanan Issa (the National Poet of Wales), Chris Tse (Poet Laureate of New Zealand) and Titilope Sonuga - Nigerian-Canadian poet and former Laureate of Edmonton. Ian will also hear from the winner of the 2023 Laurel Prize - the international award for nature poetry, set up to recognise and encourage the resurgence of environmental writing – one of Simon Armitage’s public projects as Poet Laureate.2023-09-2244 min
Popular LonerMoods & PersonalityTune in to this episode where we delve into the enigmatic depths of the human psyche. In this captivating installment, we unravel the intricacies of two fascinating but often misunderstood realms: Mood Disorders and Personality Disorders.
Step into a world where emotions run wild, where the shifting tides of joy, sadness, and everything in between shape our very existence. Join our insightful host as they guide you through the labyrinthine corridors of Mood Disorders, exploring the profound impact they have on our lives. Discover the science behind bipolar disorder, depression, and anxiety, and how these conditions can overshadow the brightest...2023-06-1545 min
Legally CluelessEp220 - The Hyper-Independence Episode#LegallyClueless Ep220 Join the Legally Clueless Africa community here: www.legallycluelessafrica.com/ Legally Clueless on Instagram: www.instagram.com/legallycluelessafrica/ Legally Clueless on TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@legallycluelessafrica Subscribe to the Legally Clueless YouTube channel here: www.youtube.com/c/LegallyCluelessYoutube Want to share your story on Legally Clueless? Fill out this form: forms.gle/kMn7Wae5N563JFGQ8 The song of the week is 10 Things by Titilope Sonuga: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A-DdQPp0lkE Finally the Hyper-Independence episode is here! Hyper-independence is a stress response that causes people to feel they must make decisions and accomplish things...2023-05-2951 min
Legally CluelessEp220 - The Hyper-Independence Episode #LegallyClueless Ep220 Join the Legally Clueless Africa community here:www.legallycluelessafrica.com/ Legally Clueless on Instagram:www.instagram.com/legallycluelessafrica/ Legally Clueless on TikTok:www.tiktok.com/@legallycluelessafrica Subscribe to the Legally Clueless YouTube channel here: www.youtube.com/c/LegallyCluelessYoutube Want to share your story on Legally Clueless? Fill out this form: forms.gle/kMn7Wae5N563JFGQ8 The song of the week is 10 Things by Titilope Sonuga:https...2023-05-2851 min
The Poetry DoctorBones by Titilope Sonuga2023-02-0900 min
Legally CluelessEp178 - And We're Off To Zimbabwe#LegallyClueless Ep178 Join the Legally Clueless Africa community here: www.legallycluelessafrica.com/ Legally Clueless on Instagram: www.instagram.com/legallycluelessafrica/ Legally Clueless on TikTok: www.tiktok.com/@legallycluelessafrica Subscribe to the Legally Clueless YouTube channel here: www.youtube.com/c/LegallyCluelessYoutube Want to share your story on Legally Clueless? Fill out this form: forms.gle/wZrvMse7iYGX5pnYA Check out the Guinness Bright Shines Brightest Stories here: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6b0NmwQaN1vGbInowAdVFQ The song of the week is TELL THE WATER - Titilope Sonuga: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OoPjF8IZJzA On #100AfricanStories Dan & Phil...2022-08-0854 min
Legally CluelessEp178 - And We're Off To Zimbabwe #LegallyClueless Ep178Join the Legally Clueless Africa community here:www.legallycluelessafrica.com/Legally Clueless on Instagram:www.instagram.com/legallycluelessafrica/Legally Clueless on TikTok:www.tiktok.com/@legallycluelessafricaSubscribe to the Legally Clueless YouTube channel here: www.youtube.com/c/LegallyCluelessYoutubeWant to share your story on Legally Clueless? Fill out this form: forms.gle/wZrvMse7iYGX5pnYACheck out the Guinness Bright...2022-08-0854 min
The Poet Speaks PodcastPoetry is Love (ft. Titilope Sonuga)Our Season 3 opener is starting off with A BANG. We have Titilope Sonuga! Titilope is a poet and performer whose work grasps for moments of tenderness and persistent joy at the intersection of blackness and womanhood. She is the first EVER poet to recite at a Nigerian Presidential Inauguration and is the author of three award-winning collections of poetry, Down to Earth (2011), Abscess (2014), and This Is How We Disappear (2019) and has released two spoken word albums, Mother Tongue (2011) and Swim (2019). Titilope has written three plays, The Six; an intergenerational exploration of womanhood, Naked; a one-woman play and Ada The...2022-07-0338 min
The Africalypso PodcastEpisode 80 - A Leap of Faith ft. Titilope SonugaOn this episode we are joined by poet, writer and performer, Titilope Sonuga. We delve into her journey from Civil Engineering to poetry.Poem at 00:26 - 'Becoming' by Titilope Sonuga Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2021-10-271h 24
Crow Reads PodcastTitilope SonugaIn August’s episode, Rayanne interviews Titilope Sonuga about her new role as Edmonton’s ninth Poet Laureate, the act of shapeshifting as a writer, artist and women, and the importance of hope and healing through poetry in these times. Sonuga’s most recent book, This is How We Disappear is described as an exploration of the physical and emotional disappearance of women and a celebration of the magic of shapeshifting as an act of survival too. In the collection, she deftly uses storytelling as a lens to critique injustice and offer hope.
Titilope Sonuga is a writer...2021-08-271h 08
The Poetry DoctorBones by Titilope SonugaA poem by Titilope Sonuga.Recommended for Sumayya Ja'eh.Watch Titilope render her poem here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2021-08-1500 min
Twenty Somethings Rant10 Things Someone Should Have Taught MeThis episode is inspired by Titilope Sonuga's poem, '10 Things'. I listened to this poem for the first time last week and it spoke to my heart. Most of things she touched on were things I have had to learn on my own along my journey as a twenty-something, things I wish someone had told me. So I decided to share this with fellow twenties on the podcast, so you are well equipped.
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Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/twentysomethingsrant/message2021-07-1931 min
Poetry by YemeecePoems That MatterIn lieu of World Poetry Day/week, join me on this episode as I share with you five poems that have reshaped, redefined and refined my thoughts.
The first poem is Creation Story written by Titilope Sonuga. The second poem is Alone written by Maya Angelou. The third poem is Still we must rise written by me. The fourth poem is from the book "BONE" written by Yrsa Daley-Ward. The fifth poem is from the book "Questions for Ada" written by Ijeoma Umebinyuo.
If you enjoy this episode, please rate, share and introduce the podcast to someone this week. You c...2021-03-2223 min
The Rose Compass"Becoming" by Titilope SonugaThis poem is scripture. It will save you.
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Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/therosecompass/support2021-03-1104 min
The SpokenWeb PodcastDrum Codes [Pt 1]: The Language of Talking DrumsFor hundreds of years, the Yorùbá people of West African have used “talking drums” to send messages across great distances. West African languages are highly musical, full of rising and falling tones. The pitch of talking drums can be adjusted to mimic these tones, so drummers can “speak” to one another. The drummer encodes the language, converting it into drum patterns, and in the process, poeticizes it. In part two of 'Drum Codes', airing next season on The SpokenWeb Podcast, we sit down with a master drummer and learn more about how drums function as information compression...2021-01-1139 min
The Rose Compass"This Is How We Disappear" by Titilope SonugaA reading of Titilope Sonuga's "This Is How We Disappear." Women, this is our revival song. And you can find more of Sister Titilope's amazing poetry, and watch her breathe it to life, by following this link. She is one of the most beautiful and inspiring poets and when I was feeling down, her words lifted me up. They still do. May they lift you too.
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Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/therosecompass/support2020-09-2405 minThe Rose CompassReading of "The Woman Is Not Your Mother"This poem by Titilope Sonuga is in the poetry compilation, "This Is How We Disappear." Understand the way a woman works.
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Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/therosecompass/support2020-09-1704 min
Classical Voice CanadaEpisode Nine with Guest Maureen Batt, SopranoSoprano Maureen Batt hails from Fredericton, New Brunswick, and has since made her home in Halifax N.S. In this Episode, Maureen shares with us a little bit about her educational background, and how important she felt the aspects of Theory and Music History have been for her. If you are considering a Masters Program in Music, Maureen has a lot of insight here. From this, to her working relationship with Soprano Erin Bardua, we learn how Essential Opera was formed, and how this group has progressed!
Maureen has created some...2020-09-121h 15
The Heard PodcastEpisode 31: Hands Off My PensionIn this latest installment of The Heard, we’re talking about May job numbers, business support from the UCP, Kenney's wage subsidy and his current plans for our hard earned pensions. Special guest segment with Chrisitna Gray in discussion with Greg Meeker, former chair of the ATRF (Alberta Teachers Retirement Fund). We talk about how Bill 203: Pension Protection Act will reverse the changes brought in through Bill 22 to pension plan administration. It’s time we really get down to the question everyone has been asking. Why can’t the Premier keep his hands off my pension? www.YourPensionIsYours.ca
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I Don't Get ItS6E33: Iso-Interview: Glass BookshopA selection of books by Black writers discussed in this episode, including Christina Sharpe, NASRA, and Dionne Brand. Photo by Jason Purcell.
We’re starting with something different this week. Off the top you’ll hear the voice of NASRA, an artist, poet, and producer in Edmonton, which was recorded live back in February. Listen up.
The guests on this episode are the founders of Glass Bookshop: Jason Purcell and Matthew Stepanic. In this chat we cover what they wanted to achieve in opening a bookstore, what it means to hold space when physical space is not a fe...2020-06-0746 min
Writers' Guild of Alberta PodcastJune 3- Titilope SonugaJune 3- Titilope Sonuga by Writers' Guild of Alberta2019-06-031h 15
Migration PatternsPoet Titilope on balancing motherhood and creating artTitilope Sonuga is a multi-hyphenate artist (poet, writer, actress) originally from Nigeria who now calls Edmonton home. She moved to Edmonton with her family at age 14. Later, she became an engineer but once she started working she decided to shift her focus to poetry. She moved to Lagos, Nigeria to pursue her art and […]
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La Danza PoeticaLa Danza Poetica #7 The Heart Of The HeartThis month's Groovalizacion dance takes us into the heart of mother Africa. Voices beating the skin of the drum, calling it jazz, hip hop and afrobeat rhythms, poets calling from the heart of the heart.Poets, hip hop artists and musicians from South Africa, Cape Town, Senegal, Burundi, Cameroon, Uganda, Nigeria, The Congo, via Canada, the US and the UK. Plus this month a special recording made for us, of Congo poet philosopher Idriss Okenge. Recorded by Groovalizacion brother Joaldo Dominguez (of RAMULA - the Rebel Latin American Music Academy podcast). Idriss Okenge is turning his poetry i...2013-04-141h 02