Harry Garuba (1958-2020), internationally acclaimed Nigerian scholar, poet, journalist, editor, anthologist and theorist.

But stripped to bare bones, poetry is an art that dramatizes our every day life. It is in our laughter, our tears and the seemingly senseless babble of a child. In turning 'Rainbow' into a song, I'm simply telling the audience, this is the true colour of poetry.

The Gathering is a short but very good work of many to come, initiating that only when we gather, we move forward and make the world better.

KSR Collective member, Richard Ali, hosted the fourth #SoapboxSession in Abuja yesterday. His guest was city poet, novelist and public communications expert, Michaela Moye.