Tolu' Akinyemi

Tolu' Akinyemi is also known as Poetolu is an award-winning Poet and Writer.  He was born in Akure, the capital city of Ondo State, Nigeria. He studied Architecture & Design at the Federal University of Technology Akure, Nigeria, and then at the University of Greenwich, London.

His often-humorous writings offer keen perspectives on our lived experiences as societies and as individuals, and evoke appreciation for other seemingly-mundane-yet- important interactions in our environment. Tolu’s witty, simple yet relatable and sometimes poignant approach has inspired self-confessed new writers and earned his writings a loyal following especially on social media.

He has written three books ‘Your Father Walks Like A Crab’, ‘I Laugh At These Skinny Gi

Tolu' Akinyemi is also known as Poetolu is an award-winning Poet and Writer.  He was born in Akure, the capital city of Ondo State, Nigeria. He studied Architecture & Design at the Federal University of Technology Akure, Nigeria, and then at the University of Greenwich, London.

His often-humorous writings offer keen perspectives on our lived experiences as societies and as individuals, and evoke appreciation for other seemingly-mundane-yet- important interactions in our environment. Tolu’s witty, simple yet relatable and sometimes poignant approach has inspired self-confessed new writers and earned his writings a loyal following especially on social media.

He has written three books ‘Your Father Walks Like A Crab’, ‘I Laugh At These Skinny Girls’, and ‘Funny Men Cannot Be Trusted’, all dubbed ‘Poetry for people who hate poetry’

 His writings have also appeared in a number of notable publications such as the ‘Black History Month Magazine’,  'Verses From The Sun', an Association of Nigerian Authors anthology, 'A Way With Words' (2014 & 2016), a Great British Write Off Anthology and other printed and online outlets. His poetry play 'The Big Society'; written for The Stephen Lawrence Charitable Trust, London was performed at The Greenwich-Lewisham Young People's Theatre, London. In 2017, he was named on the 'Nigerian Writers' Awards' list of '100 Most Influential Nigerian Writers under 40' and also won the 'Poetry Writer of the Year' Award. He is a recipient of the Arts Council England’s 'Exceptional Talent Endorsement' as a writer.

You can find Tolu as @poetolu on Instagram, Facebook and Twitter  He currently lives in London, England.