By Mike Adeyemi
In commemoration of the World Poetry Day, the Kwara State Chapter of the Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA) in collaboration with the National Library of Nigeria, Kwara State branch will honour late jurist, Mustapha Akanbi with the public presentation of an anthology titled; Harmonious Chronicles.
The event, which will hold at 9am on Thursday, March 21 at Mustapha Akanbi Library and Resource Centre, Agba Dam road, Ilorin.
The PRO of the Local Organising Committee (LOC), Abdulhafeez Oyewole disclosed to our reporter that the anthology is dedicated to the memory of late Justice Mustapha Akanbi.
In his words, “The anthology is a literary compendium dedicated to the pillar of support and benefactor of ANA, late Justice Mustapha Muhammed Adebayo Akanbi, CFR, who died last year.
“We therefore invite writers, authors, literary enthusiasts as well as the late jurist’s protégés, friends and associates to celebrate with us as we remember this icon and our own incorrigible judge.” According to him, the event will afford both upcoming and established poets the opportunity to display their talents.
“To this end, interested performers at the event are to send in their well edited works of salient themes to Kwara ANA for scrutiny and prior approval by the Local Organising Committee (LOC) before the D Day.
“The subject of the work should be, Work to present at Kwara ANA’s Harmonious Chronicles public presentation and should be sent as a single MS Word attachment or copy-pasted in the body of the mail,” he said.
Expected at the event are academics, legal luminaries, literary scholars and dignitaries from all walks of life.
Dr. Mahfouz Adedimeji of University of Ilorin is expected to review the book.
The World Poetry Day is an annual event observed every 21st March. It is a day to encourage people to read, write, teach, and publish poetry and to recognise the great cultural contribution of poetry to human society.
