Affection and other Accidents

Dami Ajayi’s third volume of poem comprises poems of different forms and length. The end of a romantic relationship is at the heart of this collection and these poems explore the poet’s inner thoughts as much as they bear witness to the five cities and three continents where the relationship unravels.

Inadvertently, politics, both local and global including George Floyd’s murder and the Covid-19 pandemic, seep into this lyrical poems styled like 90s R&B LP record and punctuated with poetic interlogues.