Dami Ajayi's debut volume of poems, Clinical Blues, was shortlisted for the Melita Hume Prize. He is a medical doctor who lives in Nigeria.

Dami Ajayi

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Ikoyi Blindness

Ikoyi's myopia hardly sees beyond
Finery, beyond visual percepts like manicured
Foliage, old orchard trees, bougainvillea
And an occasional power cut.