Last night, I traded all the darkness
In my life for great luminous things.
for eons i have nurtured / this valley of woes / within these lines is a prayer
Abdulmueed Balogun
Abdulmueed Balogun Adewale is a black poet from Ibadan, Nigeria. A Pushcart prize and BOTN Nominee, he prays silently in his heart that his verses outlive him. He was shortlisted for the 2024 Gerald Kraak Prize, won the 2021 Annual Kreative Diadem Poetry Contest & the 2024 Dr. Samuel Folorunsho Ibiyemi Poetry Prize. His poems have been published in The Oakland Arts Review, Applause Literary Journal, Red Cedar Review and elsewhere. He tweets from @AbdmueedA.