To Be Where We Are
Transition Magazine
What does it mean if I say to you that creation is working on itself inside me? Well, it means that I am made up of the stuff of the universe, like everyone else.
Oscar Diversity and Fiction in Times of Crisis
BBC RADIO
On the eve of the Oscars, the Caine Prize-winning writer Tope Folarin reflects on the debate the #OscarsSoWhite movement has sparked, and how it applies to writers too.
Genesis
BBC Radio
Each of the 5 shortlisted authors for Caine Prize for African Writing share their stories and perspectives from America via Nigeria, Somalia & Kenya, Zimbabwe & South Africa.
Against Accessibility
Los angeles review of books
I didn’t know much about Robert Irwin’s work when I wandered into the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden a few weeks ago.
The First National Museum of African American History
BBC Radio
The first National Museum of African American History has opened in Washington, more than 100 years after it was first proposed. Writer Tope Folarin visits the museum and reflects on its impact.
Nigerian-American Author Tope Folarin Reflects on Donald Trump's Election Victory
BBC RADIO
Donald Trump’s election victory has prompted many Americans to reflect on what his presidency will mean for them.
An Architect of Dreams
los angeles review of books
A matatu, or taxi van, is traveling from the big city to a much smaller one. There are six people inside. They have known each other for just a few hours, but now they are something like family.
Tope Folarin on the Misguided Urge to Carve the World Into Binaries
literary hub
When I was about six years old my father told me a fantastic, utterly incredible story. He said that when he was about six, maybe a bit older, he ventured into a small stand of woods…