Virtual Open Mic: July Edition

Bash Amuneni – General Manager of Abuja Literary Society, Nigerian Ambassador to the World Poetry Slam Organisation and African Cup of Slam Poetry is a performance poet who has performed at LIPFest, Kaba Fest, Poetry Africa, Alitfest, Slameroun, and so on. Most recently shared stories at the Festival of Ideas; A Journey into African Knowledges at the University of Sussex and ‘D-Day 80’ commemorative readings in Portsmouth City. He was the performance poet at the commissioning of the African Development Bank HQ and the African Parliamentary Union Congress held in 2018. Listed amongst the 10 most influential performance poets in Nigeria in 2020, his next performance is at the honourary Investiture event in London organized by Myles Leadership University. As a poet and storyteller, Bash has worked with global brands like Balvenie whiskey, Options Consultancy Services, the World Intellectual Property Organisation, the United Nations, the European Union, the Nigerian Navy and many more.