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Tope Omoniyi

Professor Tope Omoniyi is the Chair of Sociolinguistics in the Department of Media, Culture and Language, Roehampton University, in London. He is an accomplished scholar with numerous academic publications in sociolinguistics to his name. He is also a poet and … Continue reading

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I hate the past tense …

(for Madiba) Times like now, I just hate the past tense I hate the insensitivity of the speed With which it wraps up the life stories Of people I love with its -ed strings I hate my incapacity to challenge … Continue reading

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Tope Omoniyi

Professor Tope Omoniyi is the Chair of Sociolinguistics in the Department of Media, Culture and Language, Roehampton University, in London. He is an accomplished scholar with numerous academic publications in sociolinguistics to his name. He is also a poet and … Continue reading

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As the crow flies home these days is east of here my brother against the current of the westwind   for a while it was between the clouds and mountain tops where dreams came alive to re-ignite lost fire raise … Continue reading

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