'Adekola's voice refuses to settle in a simple picture of identity that is palatable or transferable. The multiplicity of selves that speak in his poems reflect but also create a myriad of ways to be Muslim, to be Black, to just be. There is a powerful undercurrent of hope throughout this that leaves you with the sense that despite it all, people have always and will continue, to persevere.'
- Suhaiymah Manzoor-Khan

Nigrescence is the breakthrough debut collection of poems by northern poet Abdullah Adekola. The word 'nigrescence' means to develop a racial identity which Adekola unpicks through language that tugs and pulls through his own blackness, searching for ways to heal in an increasingly fractured world.

Abdullah Adekola is a Black-British, working-class writer, performer, and experienced creative wellbeing practitioner. Since 2018, he has designed and delivered workshops and courses, facilitating poetry, creativity, and wellbeing sessions across schools, universities, corporate environments, and community settings. In 2024, Adekola was selected from a nationwide callout to join the UK New Artist Collective 2.

Cover photo by Shaun Page @warehouse606
Book cover design by Radhika Mary @radmakes

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