Words In My Head: Love, Sex, Sadness and Madness

by Ayodeji Otuyelu

Words in My Head expresses the experiences of love, sex and sadness and how each feeling revolves around one another. This book leads readers through the mixed feelings of a young boy who hides alone in a world unknown to those around him.

About the Artist

Ayodeji Otuyelu was born in Ogun State, Nigeria, but currently resides in New York City. He began writing poems as an outlet for his overwhelming emotions. After his first publication and starring in a HBO documentary Legends Of The Underground, he began exploring visual representation of powerful poems.

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