Toni Kan reads from “Nights of the Creaking Bed”
WRT was at the National Library, Alagomeji, Yaba for Tony Kan’s book reading event. The book titled ‘Nights of the creaking bed’ is a collection of short stories. Yinka Davies, Sage Hasson, Onyeka Nwelue, The entire Poetry Potter crowd and a range of other talented Nigerian youth made the occasion a big success.
Toni Kan is an award winning poet, essayist and short story writer. He is one of Nigeria’s most anthologised young poets and short story writers. Author of the critically acclaimed poetry collection When a Dream Lingers Too Long and the novella Ballad of Rage, his works have appeared in Salthill, Drum Voices, Revue, Farafina, Sentinel Poetry Quarterly and ANA Review.
Tony Kan speaking at his book reading.
Nights of the Creaking Bed is full of colourful characters involved in affecting dramas: a girl who is rejected in love because she has three brothers to look after; a middle aged housewife who finds love again but has an impossible decision to make; a young man who can’t get the image of his naked, beautiful mother out of his mind; a child so poor he has to hawk onions on Christmas day – and many others. Some, initially full of hope, find their lives blighted by the cruelty of others, or by being in the wrong place at the wrong time, or by just not knowing the ‘right’ people.
The book was published by Cassava Republic and is available nationwide for just 800 Naira (eight hundred naira only).
Thanks bro. This is a job well done. I am happy that you came to cover the event. I hope to see you around next time.
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