Yewande

“they called her daughter before she knew her own voice they wrapped her in a father’s name and said, be whole she carried it like a hymn, carried it with devotion.” — Read @ADwande’s poem “A woman bears many names” in our July issue: unclearmag.com/issues 📸: @camiliberty

One day, your words will become the light that leads you home.

I’m thrilled to announce that my new poetry picture book will be released early next year. Beautifully illustrated by the exceptionally talented Araz Veliev, this book celebrates the beauty of our environment and inspires readers to cherish and protect the natural world!

to be both masterpiece and a surprise. 🎨: Araz Veliev

“I am so tired of waiting, Aren't you, For the world to become good And beautiful and kind?" - Langston Hughes

Preview “A Tale of Being, Of Green and Of Ing” on Google Books. books.google.com/books/about/A_…

Forever reinventing.

@AfricaInterview Thank you so much for the feature!

We decided to start making shoes from recycled plastic waste. Thro' that, we realised we could offset carbon & reduce the volume of plastic waste that would otherwise end up in the oceans- Yewande Akinse, co-founder @SalubataX Happy International Women's Day #GiveToGain #IWD2026

Exclusive interview: Yewande Akinse & her co-founder & husband Fela began the journey from Lagos. Today, their multimillion-dollar sustainable footwear brand, Salubata, has footprints in markets as far as the US. & Europe #Africa #IWD2026 #GiveToGain africainterviews.com/from-lagos-to-…

In “The Harmony of Ing and Isms” I explore the tension between motion and meaning, between becoming and being. Available for free on Selar, this collection follows a poet’s pilgrimage through life’s questions and toward self-actualisation. selar.com/5v67r11ae0

@Metacephalics Absolutely

@ADwande Saying, that's my portion of existence

Everyone needs to have their own thing. Something that is uniquely yours. Something no one else can take away from you. Something that is your contribution to the world. Something that says, I was here.

@Felabuyi Trotta to the world 🚀🚀🚀 @TrottaAI

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Working with Yewande Akinse on "The Rise and Fall of Rhymes and Rhythms" was an experience that stretched thought and redefined expectation. We had fun working with you. Thanks for trusting us with your manuscript. We wish you a thought-bending new year. 📚😎❤️

the gift of life is the greatest gift of all.

Disneyland, Paris

@Oluwaraymz Merry Christmas!

@ADwande Been a while Merry Christmas 🎄

Merry Christmas 🎄

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