Ayomide Abolaji

Ayomide Abolaji

Ayomide Abolaji is a talented writer and an active member of the Young Identity writing charity. She has performed at various events including One Mic Stand at the Manchester International Festival(2019); Deranged Poetesses – an annual event ran by Apples and Snakes’ Stockton division(2019); opening for Benjamin Zephaniah (2019); and Manchester Central Library’s celebration of International Woman’s Day (2020).

Gifted with a beautiful voice Ayomide often accompanies her poetry with singing. Ayomide’s poetry often delves into topics such as the stigmas attached to single parenthood, race, the visibility of black people, spirituality, mental health, sexuality, and feminism.

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