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    10 Poems In A Short: Roving Birds
    10 Poems In A Short: Roving Birds
    10 Poems In A Short: Roving Birds
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    10 Poems In A Short: Roving Birds

    By Laolu Otiko

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    Banji, an ideal romantic in the truest form of the word, goes through some sort of trauma which takes him on a mental paradigm shift. Now searching for a new; life long purpose, he goes on interesting journeys as he joins a group of ‘lost’ individuals, hoping to find his way back to love, and ultimately himself.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherLaolu Otiko
    Release dateJul 18, 2019
    ISBN9780463904985
    10 Poems In A Short: Roving Birds
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    Laolu Otiko

    Laolu Otiko is a poet, songwriter, pencil artist, and overall storyteller. He was a profile researcher and analyst for a private investigation firm, where he honed his skill in mystery. He hardly talks about himself, more so in the third person, unless woven in a myriad of fictional characters. He thinks he is cool. Laolu Otiko is the author of a poetry cum prose; short story series, “10 Poems in a Short” and a published poet. When he’s not eating sausage rolls all day, he is also quite addicted to Twitter.

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      10 Poems In A Short - Laolu Otiko

      Laolu Otiko

      10 Poems in a Short:

      Roving Birds

      Published by Laolu Otiko

      Copyright © 2019 Laolu Otiko

      Smashwords Edition

      All rights reserved. This book or any portion thereof

      may not be reproduced or used in any manner whatsoever

      without the express written permission of the publisher

      except for the use of brief quotations in a book review.

      This book is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places and incidents are either a product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual people living or dead, events or locales is entirely coincidental.

      E-Book ISBN - 9780463904985

      Cover design by: Laolu Otiko

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