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Bassey Ikpi
Nigerian spoken word poet
Bassey Ikpilistenⓘ is a Nigerian-born American spoken-word artist, writer, and mental health advocate.[1] She has appeared on HBO's Russell Simmons Presents Def Poetry five times[2] and her poetry has opened shows for Grammy Award-winning artists.
She's also the New York Times bestselling author of I'm Telling The Truth But I'm Lying.[3] In she judged the Indiana Review Creative Nonfiction Prize.[4] She also features on the OkayAfrica's Women campaign honoree list,[5] which celebrates women building infrastructure for future African generations.[6]
Early life and work
Ikpi was born in Ikom, Cross River State, Nigeria, on August 3, , to a Nigerian family who were originally from Ugep.[7] When she was four years old, she relocated with her parents to the Stillwater, Oklahoma, United States where she lived until she was Then she moved to Greenbelt, Maryland, a sub