Ridwan Fasasi
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Ridwan Fasasi
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Nigerian. Yoruba Descent. Poet. A Pushcart Prize Nominee. Winner, 2024 Labari Prize for Poetry. Works, Print and Online Mags.
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Reliving: Post Trauma of the Lekki Tollgate Massacre by @ibnyushau.bsky.social won the 2025 Ignyte Award for Outstanding Speculative Poetry.

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October 31, 2025 at 9:32 AM
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The #IgnyteAwards finalists for the Outstanding Speculative Poetry category which is exactly what it says it is. Congratulations to the following poets.
Finalists for Outstanding Speculative Poetry AFTER THEY BLASTED YOUR HOME PLANET TO SHRAPNEL – P.H. Low (Haven Speculative) HIJACKED INTERIORS – Leena Aboutaleb (Strange Horizons) I SAID | मैंने कहा – Sourav Roy, translated by Carol D’Souza (Samovar)  RELIVING: POST TRAUMA OF THE LEKKI TOLLGATE MASSACRE – Fasasi Ridwan (Strange Horizons) THE PERSON WHO REMINDS THE OTHER PERSON TO CAST THE SPELL – Bogi Takács (Strange Horizons)
June 9, 2025 at 2:26 PM