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LAGOS POETRY FESTIVAL (LAPOFEST) 2007

The 4th edition of the annual Lagos Poetry Festival
(LAPOFEST) holds next week, Friday, June 8 and
Saturday June 9, 2007. This year’s edition of the
great festival promises to be much more elaborate and
more colourful than the previous ones. The Festival,
organised by the Lagos State Branch of Association of
Nigerian Authors (ANA Lagos), in conjunction with the
Management of M2 magazine, will take place on two
days, at two venues:

Day 1 (Friday, June 8, 2007) – Yard 158, Plot 34,
Kudirat Abiola Way, Oregun, Ikeja (immediately after
UAC… if coming from Ojota); and

Day 2 (Saturday, June 9, 2007) – National Gallery of
Art (Aina Onabolu Complex), National Theatre, Iganmu.

Time (each day): 10.00 a.m.

Theme: Living Poetry

Guest Poet: Dr Ademola Dasylva, winner of 2006
ANA/Cadbury Poetry Award

Comperes: Tunji Sotimirin and Akeem Lasisi

The highlights of the Festival include intellectual
discourse, drama, music, dance and poetry competitions
in four categories: recitation, composition,
performance and rap
(rapidly applied poetry).

The annual Poetry Festival is one of the major
projects and programmes embarked upon by the current
Executive Council of the Lagos State Branch of ANA,
with a view to stimulating intellectual activity and
reactivating Nigerians’ interest in literature and the
arts. The maiden edition of the Festival was held on
December 11, 2004.

Folu Agoi
0802 611 8565 / 0803 725 7165
Chairman, ANA Lagos

E- mail: foluagoi@yahoo. com / mofoluwaso_1@ yahoo.com

Telephone: +234 (0)803 725 7165