All poems found here are original pieces. I find my inspiration through the journey of searching for deeper understanding and connection of myself and others.

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Outrage
Adetola Adedipe Adetola Adedipe

Outrage

Outrage is a poem about being a Black woman and the fatigue that comes with over analyzing every situation you’re in, trying not to perpetuate negative stereotypes. and ultimately hurting yourself in the process.

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“Bliss”
Adetola Adedipe Adetola Adedipe

“Bliss”

Break free of the Machine. Ignorance is not “Bliss”.

This poem is about freeing your mind of what society tells you to believe is beautiful or wrothy.

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Home Soil
Adetola Adedipe Adetola Adedipe

Home Soil

Home Soil is a poem about the meaning of home and the identities we form around it. As an Immigrant, for me home will never be Colonial Canada. I owe everything I am to my true culture and heritage. Even now, as a Citizen, I do not identify with “ Canadian Culture” even after being here for 7 years.

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Free Me
Adetola Adedipe Adetola Adedipe

Free Me

This poem was written and published with F-Word Magazine in 2022. This Black Feminist poem is about being freed from Eurocentric beauty. This is not a poem asking to be free, this is a poem about living in the freedom knowing that Black woman are the blueprint of beautiful. Black women and the Blueprint for life.

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