Ismael Bala

@JameelYushau Masha Allah. Congratulations

How do we communicate the SDGs in the age of AI? My new book published by Palgrave Macmillan introduces the AI Sustainability Exclusion Theory (ASET).Essential reading for policymakers, researchers and development practitioners.link.springer.com/book/10.1007/9… All views strictly personal

Today, we celebrate the soul of Africa—woven in words, rhythm, and memory. 🌍✨ On World Poetry Day, we honor the brilliance of African poets whose voices echo across generations—storytellers of truth, custodians of culture, and architects of emotion.

This is a book about motion and ache, about what endures after love, after faith, after violence, after home. Memory of Departure understands leaving not as an ending, but as the pulse that keeps us alive.

COVER REVEAL Memory of Departure is a restless, luminous poetry collection that moves through love, desire, loss, and belief with raw intimacy. These poems are grounded in the body and the land, where harmattan dust, moonlight, rain, and skin all carry memory.

Hello Creatives, we are happy to announce the release of our median anthology, A Fire Kept Quiet. Download a copy for free here. sevhage.com/2025/11/07/sev…

We featured the renowned poet @IsmailaBala in our latest anthology, A Fire Kept Quiet. You can find the second poem by clicking the link below to download a free copy sevhage.com/2025/11/07/sev…

@izesule Allah ya gafarta masa

We spent nights sleeping under the stars. He'd tell me stories and sing songs in ebira. We'd take long drives to Debras hotel to get suya. I was daddy's cat. Nothing he will ever do will wash that away. May Allah forgive him and grant him jannah. I'm atill so mad he isn't here.

I am more than excited that we are hosting this giant of contemporary poetry to Ụmụọfia! His name rings a bell and he is a leader in the literary renaissance happening up north. Let’s go!

Never too late to re-member and to restart. Here's a new poem, Awakening, by @IsmailaBala , published in @konyashamsrumi. Enjoy. shamsrumi.org/awakening-by-i…

Our book chat with @IsmailaBala was filled with excitement while taking us into the depth of his work – the powerful words and the intimate effects they evoke.

Today’s the day! 🎉 Join us this afternoon for our Book Chat with poet @IsmailaBala discussing his latest collection, "Ivory Night." You don’t want to miss it! 🕒 3:00 PM | 📍 Open Arts Space, Kaduna

Tomorrow is the day! 🎉 Join us at the Open Arts Space for an intimate conversation with renowned poet @IsmailaBala. It promises to be an insightful evening of poetry and culture!

Our Book Chat Series continues! This week we’re hosting the poet @IsmailaBala to dissect his latest poetry collection “Ivory Night”. Join us at the Open Arts Space on Friday as Ismail Bala takes us through his poetic journey.

🎉 New event alert! We are collaborating with the @Poeticwednexday to start off our Book Chat Series featuring @AbduljalaalMusa, @NaseebaBabale, and @IsmailaBala. Let’s explore their latest poetry collections together! Join us at the Open Arts Space!

Preorders ends on the 16th of August. selar.co/ivorynight selar.co/pickledmoments

Pre-orders are ongoing📢. You shouldn't miss out on all the benefits that come with preordering. selar.co/ivorynight

@Onyedikachined @izesule @NaseebaBabale @KonyaShamsrumi Thank you

@izesule @NaseebaBabale @IsmailaBala @KonyaShamsrumi Thank you! Congratulations to both authors. 🎊

I'm compiling a list of African poets with full-length collections or chapbooks coming out in 2024 or 2025 for [redacted]. If you do have a work or know someone else's work in this category, please leave a comment here.

"Now I see the perils of hurricanes on your eyes. Come shadow, come doubt, my fictional boat is set. I shall weather the storms" - @IsmailaBala, Rainbow of Trickery, A Span of Something.

Ismail Bala writes in English and Hausa. His poetry and translations have appeared in the UK, the USA, Canada, India and South Africa, in journals such as Poetry Review, Ambit, New Coin, Ake Review, Lunaris, A Review of International English Literature and Aura Literary Arts ...

@IsmailaBala is a leading light of lyricism. Cant wait to read his new material.