My new poetry book, Jazz Negotiations, will be released by Masobe Books @masobebooks on Friday March 20. The book is currently available for pre-order here: masobebooks.com/ng/?post_typ… Copies will be available in bookstores near you in the next couple of days. Please buy, read, and recommend. Thank you!

If you missed the dissection of Jazz Negotiations, an incredibly brilliant and experimental collection of poetry by @echenduka, you can access the recording here! If you’d like to read the collection, it’s published by @masobebooks and you can read it on the Masobe App or get physical copies on their website and from other bookstores around you!

“Ehn, poetry is hard to read.” “Oh I’m not a poet so I can’t read and review poetry”Hello!? All you have to do is go through these 5 steps! But first, as a beginner, start with contemporary poetry (not epics or old English sonnets). Here are 3 recs: • The Years of Blood by @adedayoagarau • Jazz Negotiations by @echenduka • A Black Bird Sings About Loss by @justblacc_ Now the hows: 1. Read first time for context 2. Read second time for rhythm/cadence 3. Dissect (tone, structure, repetitions) 4. Ask: What is this poem doing? 5. Share your thoughts. Easy peasy. Now, tag someone and buddy read a collection together!

My important announcement: I will be hosting a Q&A session with @echenduka on his third poetry book, Jazz Negotiations, and I want you guys to be present! 🤭 Come, let’s dissect his book together! You can get a physical copy or read the e-copy on the Masobe app. Will you guys be there?

Maiduguri, for Chandos Anthem No. 9 – Echezonachukwu Nduka lolwe.org/maiduguri-for-chan…

Jazz Negotiations in Lagos: Reading, Conversations, Book Signing, and enough Jazz to keep the heart warm. Many thanks to @sacchiereads for being such a brilliant host. Copies are available in bookstores near you, on Amazon, other online bookstores, and Masobe App. Read. Review. Recommend. Jazz Negotiations (@masobebooks, 2026)

My unpopular opinion is that Nigeria needs to stop! We need to pause and acknowledge the trauma we are living through. Unions need to go on strike. Everyone needs to take a week long moment of silence. Going on like nothing is happening, is inhumane and insane. Phew!

TINY RECAP 1&2: my lovely friend Tess showed up with giftssss! 🌚do am if e easy. 3: my PAYPA girls showed upppp 4: a picture with the brilliant author of Jazz Negotiations @echenduka

Join us this Saturday for a session of reading & conversation on Jazz Negotiations. Thank you!

I’m currently reading a jazz infused poetry collection and my oh my! This is why i am always in awe of writers! He genuinely embodied the structural elements of jazz in poetry! Now, i’m learning more about jazz😫. The collection in question is Jazz Negotiations by @echenduka and i will be hosting a reading with him soon!

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What exactly is African Pianism? Watch my presentation titled “African Pianism in the United States: Who is Listening?” Delivered at the 10th annual Penn Grad Talks, a TED Talk-style event at the University of Pennsylvania. Full recording is available on the Penn Arts & Sciences YouTube channel. See also Apotheosis Art House channel on YouTube for more on the subject. 📍: Auditorium, Perelman Center for Political Science and Economics | University of Pennsylvania

On Saturday April 18, my colleague Sarah Le Van Seaman (Violin/Voice) and I performed live at the FIGS Graduate Conference. Our program titled ‘Latent Musical Histories: Vocality, Ephemerality, and the Folk Tradition’ included music by Severac, Händel, Schumann, and Viadort. Listen to the second movement (scherzo) from our performance of Pauline Viardot’s Sonatina in A Minor for Violin and Piano. Note on the piano: The model is Erard, a 19th century historic French instrument! Quite fitting for the program considering our performance of works by French composers. 📍: Orrery Pavilion, Kislak Center (Penn Library), University of Pennsylvania Video credit: Marcus Papandrea

“….The ghosts in me have died many times. On each resurrection hour, they blame the playlist.” — Ghosting (Jazz Negotiations, p. 30)

You can now get Jazz Negotiations (Masobe Books, 2026) @masobebooks from bookstores across Nigeria, on Amazon, or on the Masobe App for as low as N1,999. Please read, review, and recommend.