Author Archives: iyeoka

Get to know my creative process.

Posted on March 3, 2013 by iyeoka

Sound bites I write from a place  of casual calm. I choose to access a picture that once called forth an emotion. I Call it in. I write what I see. I recall the experience.  I write what I feel. … Continue reading →

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Rule #8

Posted on March 22, 2012 by iyeoka

In a series of three or more heartbreaks with a lover, occupy a hiatus to buffer between healing sessions, except the last. Thus transform your insight to include forgiveness. Pull a grip of copper coated revelations to clear a beautiful … Continue reading →

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Get Rid of the World

Posted on March 14, 2012 by iyeoka

poems by Iyeoka. I heard the choir sing.
It brought tears to my eyes.
The harmony showed me how
to get rid of the world.

Tomorrow I will smile for the camera.
I will light a thousand candles.
I will sing a million mantras
about surviving the heat of this fire
lifting all the stars inside me.

Tomorrow I will write another poem.
I will read another book to get
me believing in these moments
quick to switch on and off.

I will sing another song about
love, about God, about a stage
with a microphone waiting to
take me closer to home.
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The Patient Sea of Fullfilment

Posted on February 20, 2012 by iyeoka

An apron of life and wind  lifts into the blue sky.   A heart sinks untimely with a smile. Tears invade concrete between the fear of silence and relief of the truth.   This is the distance of fulfillment  taking possession in the tide  … Continue reading →

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TIDES OF FULFILLMENT

Posted on February 20, 2012 by iyeoka

FULFILLMENT COMES WITH THIS SOMETIMES. Continue reading →

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I want to share my words with the world –Iyeoka

Posted on February 15, 2012 by iyeoka

I want to share my words with the world –Iyeoka SOURCE: NATIONAL MIRROR TERH AGBEDEH 01/02/2012 00:36:00 With her mum, Dr. Okoawo Iyeoka Ivie Okoawo a.k.a. Iyeoka, was born in Boston, United States of America to Esan-speaking Nigerian parents from Edo … Continue reading →

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PMAN Embraces Iyeoka With Say Yes

Posted on February 15, 2012 by iyeoka

SATURDAY, 04 FEBRUARY 2012 00:00 BY MICHAEL ORIE SATURDAY MAGAZINE – WEEKEND BEATS SOURCE: THE GUARDIAN THE Performing Music Association of Nigeria (PMAN) has identified with the effort of award- winning poet, Iyeoka Ivie Okoawo. The drummer, songstress and poet, … Continue reading →

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TIME TO BECOME AGAIN

Posted on December 14, 2011 by iyeoka

Because it doesn’t matter anymore.    Because you once marveled me completely   and the thoughts of you now stirs me angry.   Maybe I could use a drink, vodka. But it is more likely that I’m going to keep working towards  … Continue reading →

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CHECK OUT THE LATEST YELLOW BRICK ROAD SONG VIDEO REMIX dir: Mike Gorenberg

Posted on December 7, 2011 by iyeoka
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REBIRTH: Featured in video Iyeoka, Jane Fonda

Posted on December 5, 2011 by iyeoka

Watch live streaming video from tedxwomen at livestream.com Lyrics For Literacy A written transcript of Ep.4 of When Women Were Drummers When Women Were Drummers Ep. 4 Presenting at TEDxWOMEN Session 3: REBIRTH Paley Center For Media, New York December … Continue reading →

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