Tukur Ridwan

Tukur Ridwan (He/Him) is a recipient of the Brigitte Poirson Monthly Poetry Prize (March 2018), an author of four poetry chapbooks, a literary editor and reviewer, a mobile photographer, and a graduate of Political Science at UNILORIN, Nigeria. His poems have been longlisted in the Joe Ushie Poetry Prize (2026), featured in art exhibitions by Prince Saheed Adelakun (2024 & 2026), shortlisted in the Bridgitte James Poetry Competition (2025) and the Eriata Oribhabor Poetry Prize (2020). His photograph emerged the best category submission on Foundations by Panterra (2026). His works also appear in various indigenous and international journals and anthologies. He writes from Lagos, Nigeria, and loves black tea, sometimes coffee.

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