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Martins Deep, Jamiu Ahmed and Ojo Adewale Iyanda are the winners of the August-September 2020 edition of the bi-monthly Brigitte Poirson Poetry Contest (BPPC). The edition, which had an open theme, is the last for the 2020 season of the contest.
Martins Deep’s ‘TOWARDS A BEAUTIFUL BECOMING’ emerged overall winner, while ‘THE ART OF BURNING’ by Jamiu Ahmed and ‘WHERE DO DEAD DREAMS LIVE?‘ by Ojo Adewale Iyanda finished second and third respectively. The winning poets will be awarded a total of ₦30,000 cash prize — ₦15,000, ₦10,000, and ₦5,000 for the first, second and third places respectively.
The other poets in the top 10 of this edition are Oladimeji Adam Adedayo, Ayodele Ayooluwatomiwa Rachel, Sabur Adedokun, Ibikunle Aisha, Adeniran Joseph, Akor Agada Nathaniel, and Husani Abdulrahman.
The TOP 20 poems of the August/September edition are published in a chapbook titled ‘TOWARDS A BEAUTIFUL BECOMING’. It is available for free download.