Longlisted Poem: “Paper Planes”
Ifiokobong Etuk (K.O.Q) is a Nigerian poet whose works examine the relationship between emotions and environment. His curiosity nudges him to explore how persona can interact or react to physical, sonic, emotional and psychological environments and how these environment nurture or kill emotions. His works have appeared on Kaleidoscope 2023, The Shallow Takes Review, The Loch Raven Review, The Muse Journal, as well as in audio-visual form on Spotify, YouTube and Instagram.