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Podcast: New Books in Literature
Episode: Romeo Oriogun, "The Sea Dreams of Us," Common magazine (Fall, 2021)
Description: Romeo Oriogun speaks to managing editor Emily Everett about his poem âThe Sea Dreams of Us,â which appears in The Commonâs fall issue. In this conversation, Romeo talks about his life as a poet in exile from Nigeria, and how that experience of exile appears in his poetry. He also discusses his writing process, the themes he often returns to in his work, and how growing up in Nigeria affects his use of language in poetry.Romeo Oriogun is the author of the 2020 poetry collection Sacrament of Bodies. A finalist for the Lambda Literary Award for Gay Poetr...