Akwaeke Emezi on the Beauty<Br> of Nothing

Akwaeke Emezi on the Beauty
of Nothing

“The beauty is that it will all end, and that is the most terrible beauty of all.”

By Akwaeke Emezi | August 18, 2025

“Self-Portrait as a God Who is Loved”

“Self-Portrait as a God Who is Loved”

A Poem by Akwaeke Emezi

By Akwaeke Emezi | April 6, 2022

"i think my father is dying"

A Poem by Akwaeke Emezi

By Akwaeke Emezi | October 5, 2021

Up in Smoke: On Death, Identity, and a Flammable Childhood in Nigeria

Up in Smoke: On Death, Identity, and a Flammable Childhood in Nigeria

Akwaeke Emezi Considers Growing Up in the Town of Aba and the Darkness That Dwells in Memory

By Akwaeke Emezi | June 14, 2021

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