About
Native to Ogun State, Nigeria, Olúmọ Review is a biannual online literary journal focused on poetry. We are committed to publishing quality poems in all forms, modes, movements from Nigeria & beyond.
Our name is coined from Olúmọ Rock, a mountain in south-western Nigeria, located in the city of Abeokuta, Ogun State.
Our name is coined from Olúmọ Rock, a mountain in south-western Nigeria, located in the city of Abeokuta, Ogun State.
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Taofeek Ayeyemi “Aswagaawy," Editor-in-Chief
Taofeek Ayeyemi “Aswagaawy” is a Nigerian lawyer, writer and author of Tongueless Secrets (Ethel Press, 2021), Across the Full Moon (Mamba Africa Press, 2021) and “aubade at night or serenade in the morning" (Flowersong Press, 2021). A 2021 BotN and Pushcart Prize Nominee, he has works in CV2, Lucent Dreaming, Up-the-Staircase Quarterly, ARTmosterrific, the QuillS & elsewhere. He won the 2021 Loft Books Flash Fiction Competition, 2nd Place in 2021 Porter House Review Poetry Contest, Honorable Mention in 2021 Ito En Oi Ochai Shin-Haiku Contest among others. He is @Aswagaawy on Twitter. |
Flourish Joshua, Founding Editor/Poetry Editor
Flourish Joshua is a Nigerian poet, writer, linguist, thespian, environmentalist, and literary editor. His works have appeared in Palette Poetry, Poetry Sango-Ota, Ake Review, The Shore Poetry, Tinderbox Poetry Journal, & elsewhere. He is a member of the Frontiers Collective, and Founding Editor of Olúmọ Review. |
Rahma O. Jimoh, Poetry Editor (she/her)
Rahma O. Jimoh is a fellow in the Undertow Writing workshop and has been published or has works forthcoming in The Slowdown Show, Salt Hill Journal, Agbowo, Parentheses Art, Ake Review, Tinderbox Poetry, Lucent Dreaming, Isele Magazine, Tab Journal, Brittle Paper & others. She was a mentor in the 2023 SpringNg writing fellowship, she edits poetry at Olumo Review, and is a prose reader at Chestnut Review. |
Emmanuel C. Mgbabor, Social Media Manager
Emmanuel C. Mgbabor is a Nigerian poet and a member of the Frontiers Collective. His works have been published in various magazines and journals, including The Shallow Tales Review, Augment Review, My shuzia magazine, Poetrycolumnn, Icefloe Press, Olumo Review, Indigo Lit, Wrongdoing Magazine, Evokelit, Walled City Journal, The Good Life Review, Wine Cellar Press mag, The African Writers review, amongst others. He's a lover of orange color, insane artworks, and human psychology. He tweets @literati22. |