Some of the Art works to be exhibited at #GoPoethick2016 (Pictures)

Remember #GoPoethick2016 is all about #Poetry, #Music and #Arts. As we count down 9 days to the event, we are glad to unveil some of the art works to be exhibited on that day. Plan to attend #GoPoethick2016 as these art works would be available for sale. These works were made by creative OAU fine and applied arts students. Some other works would also be exhibited by top notch Nigerian artists.

Follow us on instagram @GoPoethick to see more...

A MAGIC OF POETRY, MUSIC AND DIVERSE ARTitude

Gopoethick is an event organized to reshape the face of art and also to present poetry in an enjoyable manner. It started last year at Obafemi Awolowo University and here it is this year again. It is set to shake the fingers off their sockets. On the 15-7-2016,the things that shall happen at the "Pit Theater" of the Obafemi Awolowo University will break the boundaries of expectations.

Fart comes in different packages and so is the array of performers. An A-line of Nigeria's poets has been fine tuned to give 15 poetry performances which will bring fingers to tap to depth, punchlines, move the soul to quiver in spirit, yell in ecstasy, “hmm” to the power of words, jump when they cannot hold their eyes any longer and cry when their eyes cannot withstand the tears wanting to fall. 

photo from last year's edition

Chika Jones, James Ademuyiwa, Soonest Nathaniel, Mesioye Affable, AJ Dagga Tola , Kemistry, Samurai, Kemi Falodun, Paul Word, Prestige, Osigwe Benjamin, Oyinkansola, Romeo Oriogun, Archangel and Adedayo Agarau will thrill the Gopoethick 2016 to a chill. We would also have other performances from Godwin (Thespian), Live Music Interlude from "The Juice" (A music band).

The event would stand as an exhibition too. Books and art will be exhibited at no cost and they will be sold for discounted price. The Gopoethick Team are working tirelessly to ensure that the attendees have the best experiences of their time while at the event.

Some members of the "Go Poethick" Team.

Much more than the magic of words, art and music is the fact that accommodations have been made available at a cheap price for travelers and people coming from other states. The next day, a Saturday, comes with an abnormal literary package, featuring − Mountaineering that goes with Kegite gyrations and poetry reading. After which, everyone returns to their various destinations with a feeling of pleasure.

In addition to this, there are beautiful T-shirts available for sale before the event, for people who want to rep Poetry in their locality. You can pre-order any of these tshirts at an affordable price, and it would be delivered to you wherever you are.

 

In conclusion, plans have been solidified to give the best fun in an extraordinary atmosphere. 

For more information and VIP seats reservation Hotel bookings, please contact Gopoethick@gmail.com or call 08062812444, 08107815004, 08067436786.

Ten (10) reason to be at #GoPoethick2016

The date for #Gopoethick2016 has been officially announced to be on the 15th of July, 2016. Obviously, the event is very close, and this post is to highlight ten REASONS to be at #Gopoethick. To know what Gopoethick is about, Click here

1. There would be an epic theatrical performance by the dramatic arts students of Obafemi Awolowo University
   
2. The event would feature 15 top notch poets in Nigeria (Their names will not be unveiled yet)
   
3. We are also going to feature a legendary folk musician based in Lagos (Hint: He has dreadlocks)
4. There would be a book show case and Art exhibition at the event.
5. Anticipate a live painting at the event by a very young female artist in Nigeria
6. You can get to feature in the open-mic session
7. Everyone whether you are a poet or not will write at least, one poethick line
8. There would be a rugged mountaineering exercise that would feature Poetry readings, photography and Gyrations by Kegites
9. You would fall in love with arts after your Gopoethick experience
10. You would get to meet amazing poets, writer and artists from all over Nigeria at the event

And guess what, the event is going to be Freeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

Check this space for more information:
To support/sponsor this project, Contact us : Gopoethick@gmail.com +2348107815004 +2348067436786

#GoPoethick2016: A New Sermon by Chika Jones

As we dine on hopes, and wine on wishes. As we paint beautiful images of #GoPoethick, and leave you to anticipate this great event, enjoy this poem by Chika Jones titled "A New Sermon''.
 Chika Jones is an award winning poet and Engineer. 

A NEW SERMON 

“You are a woman,
Forty three years old,
Yet you are not married,What kind of God do you serve?”

So I opened those words,
and found a woman,
gang-raped by men,still beaten for adultery in Saudi,
her humiliation coming full circle,
and in the middle of that circle I found,
laws aimed at reducing women to something less,
and when I read those laws,
I found men born of women,
unable to stand the sight of their mothers and sisters
free,
Strong and equal,
and when I opened up those men,
I found me,
Seated in the back of the bus,
unable to stand up and say to the preacher:

” A woman not being married, is not a sign of failure”
“Women deserve everything men are given”
“A woman is not less than a man”.

Chika Jones

 We are still calling on sponsors and supports for the upcoming GoPoethick festival. Contact us: Gopoethick.blogspot.com
Mail us at Gopoethick@gmail.com +2348107815004, +2348067436786

#GOPOETHICK2016: POETRY: A VOICE FROM THE WATERS

Sometimes, what holds our strength is the muscles to move on. Those times,  tendons and cartilages fail.  They become feeble like quick sands.  Those times,  words,  just words,  do the magic. 

It takes us from that situation like the tides of an ocean to a mountain or climax of pleasure. 

Too many do not know that words calm the muscles. So GoPoethick cares about your mental well-being. We care about societal health too.  We would wash you off your situations like water, in the ambience of soft music,  poetry,  drama,  and other side attractions. 

It's #July15.

However, enjoy... 

A VOICE FROM THE WATERS


mother,  seeing you again,
is seeing a ghost in the skin of men,
you are a shovel that dig bones of memories
but I am not a dog that crave for bones,
I am man. I am man. I am man.

dying is waking in another city
i hear about tourism in heaven
and hell and the subway that leads no where
so I sit by the shore dreaming about what happens
when the world drops dead at my feet;
when seas paddle a broken boat
should I run after tides or just sit and wait for stars
to become gazers, onlookers,  pedestrians
caught by my sheer innocence?

mother, you didn't teach me how to catch breath,
when you left I became nose in water,
air is life but their is life in dying,
there is death in a life that does not know how to walk,
mother, you didn't teach me to count my fingers
you didn't tell me the names of demons,
you didn't tell me the secret of sons and the myths of sun
what you told me to do was to live
so I'm living in this water
till I'm floating like a carcass.


©tohquality



(In anticipation of the #JULY15 GOPOETHICK Season II event in OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY, ILE IFE,  the faculties are standing by to give you a trill of page poetry to spice your longing for the event.

GoPoethick will feature 15major poetry performances by Nigeria's deepest poets and side attractions which includes music,  dance,  stage drama and all...


You just cannot miss the page poems here or the stage performance on the 15th of July.)