Girls and the Silhouette of Form deepens her exploration of womanhood, form, and memory. Beyond writing, she creates textile art that engages cultural preservation, sustainability, and the composite African experience.

Abubakar Ibrahim, popularly known by the moniker “Imam of Poets”, is a Nigerian poet and visual artist from New Bussa, a “sleepy” town in Niger State, North Central Nigeria. He holds a BSc in Biology from Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto.

Movement at the edge of your vision — maybe a man, maybe a shadow. You hold your breath. The darkness folds around you.

Four Poems from Girls and the Silhouette of Form | Star Zahra (Masobe Books)

Four Poems from Girls and the Silhouette of Form | Star Zahra (Masobe Books)

Four Poems from Girls and the Silhouette of Form | Star Zahra (Masobe Books)

Four Poems from Girls and the Silhouette of Form | Star Zahra (Masobe Books)

Gabriel Okara’s The Fisherman’s Invocation is not merely a collection of poems; it is a haunting voyage into the turbulent waters of memory, colonial disillusionment, and the spiritual ache of a people searching for balance between the ancestral and the modern.