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Olajuwon Joseph Olumide is the winner of the April/May 2022 edition of the bi-monthly Brigitte Poirson Poetry Contest (BPPC). A prolific poet, soul singer, and author, Olumide clinched the first prize for the poem “Do Not Die in Their War”. It is his fourth time finishing at the top of the BPPC.
‘Unlearning The Art,’ authored by multiple award-winning poet Blessing Omeiza Ojo, is in the second position, with Jewo Oghenetega’s ‘Ravens,’ rounding out the top three. Praise Ebirim, Hassan A. Usman, Zion Ayomide Shittu, Nnadi Samuel, Franklyn Orode, Olafisoye-Oragbade Oluwatosin David, Ude Vivian Chidimma, and Tanimonure Richards Adewale are the other poets in the top ten of the edition.
BPPC awards ₦30,000 in prize money shared among the top three entries. The top 10 poems are also automatically entered for the annual Albert Jungers Poetry Prize (AJPP).
The TOP 20 poems of the edition are published in a chapbook titled ‘DO NOT DIE IN THEIR WAR‘.
