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I Had Grand Visions For Made-In-Nigeria Poetry Show - Dike Chukwumerije

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Poet Dike Chukwumerije has made history with his Made In Nigeria poetry performances that have continually broken the assumption that poetry does not sell or cannot be sold to audiences in Nigeria. Two days ago, on October 1 and 2, in commemoration of Nigeria’s Independence anniversary, the phenomenal Dike Chukwumerije got poetry lovers to pay and excitedly watch him and his MIN crew dramatize the history of Nigeria through poetry at Merit House, Abuja. However, becoming a jinx breaker and a trailblazer like Chukwumerije has done with the commercialization of poetry in Nigeria comes with tremendous focus and discipline. It takes uncommon guts and grit to succeed in breaking new grounds like Chukwumerije has done with his poetry show. Dike Chukwumerije very much attested to this in a review of his shows to date posted on his facebook timeline which he titled: HOW TO CREATE A SHOW ON A SHOE STRING BUDGET. We publish it here with his permission.   I had grand vi