theunseriouscollective

est.2021
onward
for theAfrican
Literary Canon
Rejecting the rigid architectures of modern letters. We are a repository for the raw, the unpolished, and the fundamentally unserious works of serious minds.
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Microchapbook

HUSK

Microchapbook by 2023 Fellows
14.11
Anthology

Twenty Nigerian Poets We Loved in 2021

Annual Spotlight
03.10
Notes

Curated Essay Library

2000+ essays & resources
28.09
Fellowship

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12 poets across 3 years
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Nigerian Poets in Network
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Annual Fellowship Prize
12
Fellows Supported
3
Years Expanding Canon
2 0 2 4   F E L L O W S
TS

Timi Sanni

“Fragments of Memory”

CO

Chiwenite Onyekwelu

“Urban Psalms”

SAA

Samuel A. Adeyemi

“River Songs”

AO

Adesiyan Oluwapelumi

“Mouthful with Cinders”

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