Zakiyyah Dzukogi

Zakiyyah Dzukogi is a 17 years old Nigerian poet. She is the author of Carved (a poetry collection); winner of the Nigeria Prize for Teen Authors, 2021, a prize she had earlier won the second-place position in 2020. She is a winner of Brigitte Poirson Poetry Prize, 2021 as well as the Splendors of Dawn Poetry Prize, 2019. She has her works published or are forthcoming in Melbourne Culture Corner, Olney Magazine, rigorous, The Account, mixed mag, the beatnik cowboy, Kalahari, spillwords, Sledgehammer, the Dillydoun review, Tilted House, Outlook Springs, Heartlinks, Konyashamsrumi, and others.

Poet’s Talk: 5 Questions with Nasiba Babale

How to Survive Being Single. It would save the life of anyone drowning in the burden of being single in a world that values doubles.

Poet’s Talk: 5 Questions with Ibraheem Uthman

Poet’s Talk: 5 Questions with Zakiyyah Dzukogi

No doubt, poetry is multi-directionally therapeutic. I am the first to be saved by my poems. - Zakiyyah Dzukogi

Poet’s Talk: 5 Questions with Nakanwagi Zenah

Poet’s Talk: 5 Questions with Sunday Saheed

Poet’s Talk: 5 Questions with Shehu Mubarak Sulaiman

Poet’s Talk: 5 Questions with Laker Patience

Poet’s Talk: 5 Questions with Saddiq Dzukogi

Poet’s Talk: 5 Questions with Abdulrazaq Salihu

Poet’s Talk: 5 Questions with Pacella Chukwuma- Eke