Felicia Olusanya Poetry

Felicia Olusanya, known as FeliSpeaks, is a Nigerian-born Irish poet, performer, and playwright. She moved to Ireland at a young age and gained recognition through the spoken word poetry scene. She co-wrote the play “Boy Child,” and her poem ‘For Our Mothers‘ is featured on the Irish Leaving Certificate syllabus.

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For Our Mothers

‘For Our Mothers’ critiques Nigerian traditions, showing how women endure unhappy marriages and uphold customs, urging daughters to break the cycle.

This is one of, if not the, best-known works of Felicia Olusanya. It is a very personal poem, in which she discusses the culture in which she was raised. The poem looks at women's lives within this culture, and Olusanya discusses it with a personal insight.

Nne, I can't do this any longer.

I cannot fold my arms and rest,

Watching lonely wives wrap their head ties so large,

Filling it with confiscated feelings,

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