The World Poetry Café radio show , celebrated Halloween On October 31, 1-2 pm PST CFRO 100.5 FM with live music, Spanish and Peace Poetry from Timileyn Gabriel Olajuwon from Nigeria , Jackson Dukpa from Bhutan and Davy Fidel (chapter 3) from Nigeria.
Also great thanks to John Preston and Bernice Lever whose contributions pushed us over the top of fundraising for our show!
First guest: , “Alfredo Flores arrived in Canada from Guatemala 28 years ago. After spending time in Toronto and Montreal he landed in Vancouver in 1997. Latino, plays traditional South American folk music. Accomplished street performer.” He is representing our long partnership with the Heart of the City Festival, 16th anniversary with over 150 performances. You may hear live music on the show and Spanish! http://www.heartofthecityfestival.com/ Alfredo and his friend, Antu originally from Chile played live music and also a selection from their CD, Blue Mountain.
Second guest from the UK known as the poet Guppyman. “I have grave concerns for the environment and the future of mother earth. My mission is to make people more aware of the environmental issues of the planet through the art of poetry. I am also a puppeteer, my puppets are known as Guppies Crew. My puppets preach love, peace and environmental care through the art of poetry. Peace 2 all”
Listen live at www.coopradio.org or go to archives after the show. Also, listen on Canada Player.
Ariadne’s News! On October 3, at 1:10 pm PST, the World Poetry Cafe, CFRO 100.5 FM was honoured to have a phone call from Nigeria with the wonderful Peace Advocate and leader Timileyin Gabriel Olajuwon! He called in to talk about the new book that he compiled about the legendary Kofi Annan Tributes (Anthology of poems and Essays in respect of the former United Nations Secretary-General and 2001 Nobel Peace Prize Co-recipient: Kofi Annan)!
It was such an honour to hear from him again. Over the years, from a young age, it has been a joy to see him become a strong light for peace, bringing together the peoples of the world.
I am so proud of the youth as they become adults, bringing the world together in healing and empowerment. This has made a tremendous difference.
***Since the radio show was not archived, I cannot provide the link yet. The station has been notified and I am so sorry and hope to be able to provide it in the future.
Before and after photos.
Timileyin Gabriel Olajuwon is a Writer, Speaker, Author, Advocate and Life Coach. He is a graduate of Sociology from Osun State University with a keen interest in peacekeeping and societal development. Timileyin is one of the four poets whose works were featured as a University of British Columbia Peace Gift Poem of which over 800 poems were made available to the public during the World Poetry Peace and Human Rights Exhibition at the University of British Columbia (February 3rd – March 30th, 2016). His poem was also featured as a Patchwork Poem for National Poetry Day 2017 by the Federation of Writers (Scotland).
He is a one-time nominee of the El-Hibri Foundation Peace Education Prize and an international multi-award winner. Notable of this include: World Poetry Ambassador to Nigeria {Canada} 2013, World Poetry Cultural Youth Peace Ambassador 2014, Pentasi B Inspirational Poet of the year 2016, 2017 Most Inspirational writing – Celebrating Canada at 150, Sezione Stranieri award 2018, Humanitarian Service award 2018, Sezione Stranieri Diploma Award 2019 to mention but few. Timileyin is a peace activist and a change maker with years of experience in developing and executing social change initiatives across communities. He is the Executive Director of Muse for Peace Foundation: a not-for-profit-making organization established towards building peaceful relationships among people of all ages, culture, and races; starting from individual to the global communities through Arts, Education, and services to humanity.
TGO as popularly known is the author of two poetry anthologies – “Call for Retreat” 2013 and “Apake and other poems: The Rhythm of Love” 2017. He also co-authored “The Muse: Anthology of four contemporary poets with one poetic voice” 2017. He is also the managing editor of Muse for World Peace Anthology (An anthology of poets propagating peace) which has had its publication internationally in three editions since 2014 and Kofi Annan Tributes (Anthology of poems and Essays in respect of the former United Nation Secretary-General and 2001 Nobel Peace Prize Co-recipient: Kofi Annan). TGO’s works equally have appeared in poetry journals, magazines, and anthologies.
“There is no better Joy than finding someone you love and be loved in return. Timileyin Gabriel Olajuwon’s Apeke and other poems is a book of poetry filled with expression of love in multifaceted lyrical views.
It is a heartfelt series of poems about the universal quest for love, the pain of relationships and the need for family. This book gives a profound look into the mind of the poet, laying bare the raw scars on the soul.
Timileyin Gabriel Olajuwon (TGO) is an international multi award winner – Awarded the World Poetry Ambassador to Nigeria {Canada} 2013, nominated as Inspirational Poet of the Year by World Friendship Celebration (Pentasi B) Philippines 2013, Won the Write Share Be Read Second International Poetry Competition with his poem REMEMBER O’YE GODS and published in first Female online magazine, United Kingdom 2013, placed in the top ten of the Rabindranath Tagore Award – International English Poetry Competition (India) 2014. Awarded the World Poetry Cultural Youth Peace Ambassador 2014, Awarded Creative Writers Association of Nigeria Poetry Literary Award 2014, ranked third in Anchors Bible competition 2014, Appointed Director of World Poetry Movement (Mexico) 2015, nominated for El-Hibri Foundation Peace Education Prize 2015, Received Pentasi B universal poet of the year (Ghana) 2016, Appointed Director of Writers Capital International Foundation (India) 2016, Honorary mentioned at Sezione Stranieri award 2016, Received “Best Poet on Campus’ at the Campus Mega Award 2016. His works have been featured in poetry anthologies, journals, and magazines both in print and online. He is the Chairman/President of Muse for Peace Foundation a nonprofit organization established towards building peaceful relationship among people of all ages, culture and races; starting from individual to the global communities through Arts, Education, and humanitarian services and the brain behind Muse for World Peace Anthology. He is the author of “Call for Retreat” 2013″