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Saddiq Dzukogi

Saddiq Dzukogi was born in Minna, Nigeria, and is the author of Your Crib, My Qibla (University of Nebraska Press, 2021). His poetry is featured in various magazines including Kenyon Review, Cincinnati Review, Gulf Coast, and Prairie Schooner. He lives and writes from Lincoln, Nebraska.

Poet Saddiq Dzukogi in a newsboy cap and plaid shirt with a dark starry background
Photo by Mitch West/Lied Center

By Saddiq Dzukogi

Column 926

So Much Memory