Best Poemify Podcasts (2025)

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Engineering the Perfect Poem: The Art of Jide Badmus 52:59

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5d ago52:59

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In this episode of the Poemify Podcast, host Oluwatosin Isaac sits down with the multifaceted Nigerian poet and engineer, Jide Badmus. Join them for a compelling conversation that explores the fascinating intersection of engineering and poetry, and how technical laws and equations often sneak into his verses. Jide shares his unique creative process…

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Paul Olisaeloka Anozie on "Black Navel" – Beyond the Single Story 59:49

23d ago59:49

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The episode highlights a discussion with Paul Olisaeloka Anozie, a Nigerian-born writer and educator, about his book, "Black Navel." The interview explores the inspirations behind the book, including its dedication to his mother and the bold choice to incorporate complex, intellectual themes not commonly found in Nigerian literature. He explains ho…

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Reimagining Society: A Chat with Penician Poetry Prize Winner, Chimezie 23:10

29d ago23:10

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The Poemify Podcast episode features an interview with Chimezie, a Nigerian poet and winner of the Penician Poetry Chapbook Prize for his work, Moonchild. The podcast explores Chimezie's journey as a writer, from his early inspirations like Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie to his process for dealing with rejections and constructive criticism. He discusses …

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Discussing Jonzing and Juicing: Beyond the 'Juicy Secretion 24:01

6M ago24:01

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Oletu Ogheneneyore C.’s ‘Jonzing and Juicing’ offers several insights into contemporary Nigerian perspectives on relationships and sexuality through its explicit and metaphorical language. In this episode, we discuss the author's candid exploration of contemporary love and desire, marked by its directness, its inventive use of food and drink metaph…

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Discussing Twice the Size of Sun: Poems of War and Resilience 25:22

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'Twice the Size of Sun' by MK Kuol is a deeply moving collection of poetry that offers an unflinching exploration of war, grief, and the enduring strength of the human spirit. In this episode, we discuss the author's poignant personal narratives, insightful societal reflections, and a commitment to linguistic richness and formal experimentation.…

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Valentine's Day Poem by Oluwatosin Isaac 2:11

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This poem by Oluwatosin Isaac is a powerful reflection on love as an action rather than just a feeling. It challenges the fleeting nature of affection and emphasizes the importance of expressing love while there’s still time. The poet urges for love that is intentional, reciprocal, and deeply felt—one that goes beyond mere words or superficial gest…

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The Fellowship ft. Blessing Kolajo 41:33

11M ago41:33

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Creativity meets the law! Get insights on balancing artistry with intellectual property rights with Blessing Kolajo on The Fellowship.

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Interview with Patience Agada 23:54

1+ y ago23:54

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This episode features a special guest, Patience Agada, a spoken-word poet and writer who lives in Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria.

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Interview with Kalu Siaz Amah 52:02

1+ y ago52:02

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Welcome to another captivating episode of the Poemify Podcast! Hosted by Oluwatosin Isaac, this episode features a special guest, Kalu Siza Amah, a talented Nigerian performance artist. He is a teaching assistant at the Department of African and African American Studies at Duke University, Durham, North Carolina, and he teaches Poetry Performance a…

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Author Interview with Caleb Mwangome 23:40

2y ago23:40

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Welcome to another inspiring episode of the Poemify Podcast!I'm your host, Oluwatosin Isaac, and today we have a special guest who's about to take us on a poetic journey through the heart of Africa. Joining us is Caleb Mwangome, a talented Kenyan poet and writer who has crafted a self-published poetry collection titled 'Circle Of Perfection.''In th…

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Interview with Sophy Bless 22:21

2y ago22:21

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Sophy Bless: A Creative Writer, Spoken Word Artiste, and Voiceover Artiste Sophy Bless is a creative writer, spoken word artiste, and voiceover artiste. In this episode of Poemify Podcast, she talks to Oluwatosin Isaac about her creative writing journey, her life, and the impact art has on her. Sophy shares that she has been writing for as long as …

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Author Interview with Seke Peace Reuben 44:47

2y ago44:47

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Seke Peace Reuben is a brilliant author, creative writer & editor, writing coach, pharmacist by profession, public Speaker, digital trainer, and virtual events host.Seke Peace Reuben is the founder and cofounder respectively of; SPICE– Seke Peace Institute for Creatives and Entrepreneurs and EARLYVATE AFRICA, which is also that space where we are p…

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Author Interview with Damilola Jonathan Olajide 44:00

2+ y ago44:00

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Damilola Jonathan Oladeji had his first degree from Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife in Nigeria with Awards of Excellence. He received a Master’s Degree from the University of Pretoria, South Africa. He’s currently a Doctoral Candidate at the University of Pretoria and an IREBS foundation for African Real Estate Research Scholar. He is a writer …

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Authors Interview with Dr. Onyeka Chiemelie 16:35

2+ y ago16:35

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Today we'd be hosting Dr. Onyeka Chiemelie on Poemify Podcast for the 7th episode of Authors Interview with our host, Oluwatosin Isaac. Dr. Onyeka Chiemelie, CEO #KizzyserviceHub LTD, is a highly sought-after business growth strategist who, over the years, has helped small business owners and budding entrepreneurs add six and seven figures to their…

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Interview with Happyprince Osinayah Agu 42:43

2+ y ago42:43

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Episode 5 of Poemify Podcast is the most inspiring and insightful episode so far. Like a tour guide, Osinayah Happyprince Agu took us on a tour of his adventure down the poetry path.Musings of a Madman, Osinayah Happyprince Agu's poetry concert is on Saturday, 20th May, 2023. Have you got your tickets? Buy now :https://tellerafricatickets.com/produ…

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Welcome to Poemify Podcast 0:59

2+ y ago0:59

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Welcome to Poemify Podcast: the poetry and Arts Talk Show podcast, where we celebrate the beauty and diversity of African art. Our show features interviews with African artists, poets, and other creatives who draw inspiration from the rich cultural heritage of Africa. In each episode, our host engages in a lively discussion with our guests, delving…

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Oluwatosin Isaac inteview's Nkasiobi Mbonu 22:07

2+ y ago22:07

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Welcome to Poemify Podcast: The poetry and arts Talk Show podcast, where we celebrate the beauty and diversity of African art. On today's episode, our host, Oluwatosin Isaac interviews Nkasiobi Mbonu, a Nigerian poet, photographer, and author of '"Seashells", 2021 winning chapbook of the Pengician Poetry Chapbook Prize available on Poemify Bookstor…

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Oluwatosin Isaac inteview's Ella Obans 1:00:34

2+ y ago1:00:34

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Poemify Podcast - Author Interview featuring Ella Obans How can one maintain friendship for a long time? I have been thinking about how we define strong friendships. What solidifies the bound? Shared affinities? Shared past? Shared knowledge of personhood? A deep sense of feeling accepted by the other? Or is it something else? I’ve heard a lot of p…

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Oluwatosin Isaac interviews Di MadWriter (Tochukwu Precious Eze) 48:15

2+ y ago48:15

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Welcome to Poemify Podcast: The poetry and arts Talk Show podcast, where we celebrate the beauty and diversity of African art. On today's episode, our host, Oluwatosin Isaac interviews Di MadWriter (Tochukwu Precious Eze), a Nigerian storywriter, poet, publisher, and author of numerous books, including 'Adaeze', 'Agu', and 'Hypnosis.'…

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Oluwatosin Isaac inteview's Iwu Jeff 35:25

2+ y ago35:25

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Poemify Podcast host, Oluwatosin Isaac interviews Nigerian poet, playwright, and author Iwu Jeff. He talks about his writing journey, hobbies, and the creative writing sphere in Africa.

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Oluwatosin Isaac interviews Iwu Jeff 35:25

2+ y ago35:25

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Welcome to Poemify Podcast: The poetry and arts Talk Show podcast, where we celebrate the beauty and diversity of African art. On today's episode, our host, Oluwatosin Isaac interviews Nigerian poet, playwright, and author Iwu Jeff. He talks about his book 'Verdict of the Gods', his writing journey, hobbies, and a lot more.…

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THE ALLEGORY OF A TIRED MUMMY, BY OHIKHEMOTA OO VICTOR 2:21

3y ago2:21

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This allegory relates the story of an evolving country, Nigeria, showing the different things she's personified to have done. Symbolism and metaphor help drive home the point that this country that we speak of, although has come a long way, has a whole lot of journey-ing left to do. "i love the way i’m stared at like the old photograph of a dead re…

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THE BOW IN THE SKY, BY BOLUWATIFE ANIMASHAUN 2:02

3y ago2:02

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This episode is also available as a blog post: https://poemifypublishers.com/the-bow-in-the-sky-by-boluwatife-animashaun/

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ENSLAVED, A POEM BY OGECHI VERONICA 1:39

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They come with a cupful of pinned promises Singing songs of salvation to our weary ears With these drowning drooling dreams And ripping ripened realms They came with bells of dismembered peace To shred the rope of our unison in pieces This episode is also available as a blog post: https://poemifypublishers.com/enslaved-a-poem-by-ogechi-veronica/…

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AIN’T WE ALL BLIND? A POEM BY BURAIMO OLOYEDE 1:49

3y ago1:49

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Ain’t we all blind from the inside? To have been ripped off the good life we all deserve To have been dead long of ignorance and inability of one voice as humans we are To have allowed thieves and crooks to have their hands in every pot To have been slaughtered off our vision by hypocrites and deceivers of change To have let humanity suffer, pain, …

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HOME, A POEM BY EDWIN OLU BESTMAN 1:12

3+ y ago1:12

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“many people have prayed/ some fell in love with the holy spirit/ others engaged the church with Christ on their lips.” This episode is also available as a blog post: https://poemifypublishers.com/home/

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FAITH, A POEM BY PROMISE AKPA-ESU 1:00

3+ y ago1:00

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"some days, when my back is on the ground, i imagine riding a winged horse through the clouds, wearing a rainbow helmet, singing; it’s only a bad day, not a bad life." - Promise Akpa-Esu. This episode is also available as a blog post: https://poemifypublishers.com/faith-a-poem-by-promise-akpa-esu/

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MOTHERHOOD MEANS IMMOLATION TO MY MOTHER, A POEM BY MOSHKUR AJIKOBI 1:23

3+ y ago1:23

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the last time hunger threatened to kill me, my mother cut her flesh & fed me. & when my oesophagus was like a desert that my saliva wasn’t suffice to wage war against This episode is also available as a blog post: https://poemifypublishers.com/motherhood-means-immolation-to-my-mother-a-poem-by-moshkur-ajikobi/…

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DEPRESSION, A POEMY BY ELIZABETH EMMANUEL 2:02

3+ y ago2:02

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This episode is also available as a blog post: https://poemifypublishers.com/depression-a-poemy-by-elizabeth-emmanuel/

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THRENODY: YOUR DEATH GULP ME EMPTY 1:54

3+ y ago1:54

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My tears are this poem rolling into gratitude: carving out strong boys who never cries nor succumbed to life’s protracted misfortune when their father had gone to meet with Eve’s daughter… This episode is also available as a blog post: https://poemifypublishers.com/threnody-your-death-gulp-me-empty/

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WHY A STRONG BLACK WOMAN? A POEM BY HILLARY NICOLE VAN ROOI 2:30

3+ y ago2:30

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The strength of black women of all walks of life often go unnoticed. They aren’t famous and don’t have the power, money or influence to get the recognition they deserve. Yet so much can be said about these everyday ‘sheroes’… This episode is also available as a blog post: Read here https://poemifypublishers.com/why-a-strong-black-woman-a-poem-by-hi…

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THE ROAD HOME, A POEM BY ABDULSALAM ADEIZA SADIQ 2:25

3+ y ago2:25

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The road home is long and it runs and runs across busy towns and lonely villages, through express routes, flyovers and white chalk lines drawn on asphalt, through bumps and gallops and potholes the size of a small pond and through smoke from the exhaust of heavy-duty lorries with witty slogans painted on their bodies. This episode is also available…

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ECHOES ACROSS THE ATLANTIC, BY APOSTLE JOHN CHINAKA ONYECHE 1:35

3+ y ago1:35

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Anyone who does not have a history, remember his history and is too quick to forget from where he/she is coming from, such a person is bound to experience life in an unhistorical way; be it nations of the world or a state in the comity of nations. Africans have been acting like ones who don’t know her history. This episode is also available as a bl…

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POETRY: A PANACEA FOR POETS, A POEM BY EXCEL CHINAGOROM MICHAEL 2:07

3+ y ago2:07

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This poem resonate the grandness of poesy from the evaluation of a poet who stir evidently at problem, biting in between the arteries and vein without repairs until he found solacement from poetry written by another poets. In those lines were words spice with inspirations that transfix the author’s soul to evince how eloquent and dynamic God author…

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IN THE BEGINNING 1:19

4y ago1:19

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This episode is also available as a blog post: https://poemifypublishers.com/in-the-beginning/

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HOELY MOMENT, A POEM BY CHRIS DONALD 1:26

4y ago1:26

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A “Heoly Moment” is a short erotic poem by Chris Donald. Entailing the process of intimacy between partners. This episode is also available as a blog post: https://poemifypublishers.com/hoely-moment-a-poem-by-chris-donald/

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ARE YOU COMING HOME FOR CHRISTMAS? 1:20

4y ago1:20

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This poem is resonate with the voices of loved ones, calling home those who have left home for long now… home has been lonely without them… This episode is also available as a blog post: https://poemifypublishers.com/are-you-coming-home-for-christmas/

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IT IS BETTER TO SQUAT IN SCOTLAND, BY AYOMIDE INUFIN D'GREAT 1:30

4y ago1:30

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Multi award winning Creative Writer Ayomide Inufin D’great pens a conscious societal trend of Africans especially Nigerians exiting their homes in other to seek greener pastures in a white man’s land. This episode is also available as a blog post: https://poemifypublishers.com/it-is-better-to-squat-in-scotland/…

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IF SEX IS SIN 1:33

4y ago1:33

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All is vain except love and coitus is the culmination of it… This episode is also available as a blog post: https://poemifypublishers.com/if-sex-is-sin/

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21/12/2020 2:07

4y ago2:07

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This episode is also available as a blog post: https://poemifypublishers.com/21-12-2020/

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MY DEPENDENCY, A POEM BY YAHUZA ABDULKADIR 1:25

4y ago1:25

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This episode is also available as a blog post: https://poemifypublishers.com/my-dependency-a-poem-by-yahuza-abdulkadir/

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IF I EXCHANGE THE PEN FOR THE GUN, A POEM BY NUEL UYI 0:54

4y ago0:54

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This poem writtem by Nuel Uyi about the pains of having to go fight at the war front and leaving one’s beloved at home with the thought that one may go to the war front and not come back alive. This episode is also available as a blog post: https://poemifypublishers.com/if-i-exchange-the-pen-for-the-gun-a-poem-by-nuel-uyi/…

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FLIPPING THROUGH MEMORY, BY MAXWELL ONYEMAECHI OPIA-ENWEMUCHE 3:10

4y ago3:10

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Every memory has a page and a chapter in the mind of time. Mine your memories for gains and not pains. Flip through the pages of your mind and retrace your steps. This episode is also available as a blog post: https://poemifypublishers.com/flipping-through-memory-by-maxwell-onyemaechi-opia-enwemuche/…

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HOW TO START WRITING POETRY 8:35

4y ago8:35

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Whether you’re writing for an assignment or for personal reasons, learning how to write poetry can be easy. Listen to this podcast as we walk you through the process of poetry writing. This episode is also available as a blog post: https://poemifypublishers.com/how-to-start-writing-poetry/

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MY FATHER WORE GRIEF AS A GARMENT 1:28

4y ago1:28

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This episode is also available as a blog post: https://poemifypublishers.com/my-father-wore-grief-as-a-garment/

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10 ESSENTIAL TYPES OF POETRY 10:04

4y ago10:04

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This episode is also available as a blog post: https://poemifypublishers.com/10-essential-types-of-poetry/

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//SUPERSTITIONS// 1:29

4y ago1:29

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This episode is also available as a blog post: https://poemifypublishers.com/superstitions/

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HOW TO PUBLISH A BOOK: A 10 STEP GUIDE 11:50

4y ago11:50

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This episode is also available as a blog post: https://poemifypublishers.com/how-to-publish-a-book-a-10-step-guide/

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AT THE ALTAR OF BAPTISMAL NAME 1:31

4y ago1:31

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This episode is also available as a blog post: https://poemifypublishers.com/at-the-altar-of-baptismal-name/

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Episode 13 - Wedding Series: Turn Offs In A Relationship 14:59

4+ y ago14:59

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Has a partner ever suddenly lost interest when things started out seemingly great? In this episode of the Wedding Series, Atere Oluwagbemisola is going to break down the biggest reasons partners get turned off.