Remember the book that changed your life? The inspirational figure that opened your eyes? The song you’ll never forget? Now pick two books, two tracks and one person that define you and you’ve got your first five.

Join Yomi Ṣode as he talks to Theresa Lola and delves into her first five to find out who/what influenced her.

Theresa Lola is a poet and writer. She was appointed the Young People’s Laureate for London in the year 2019-20. In 2018 she was awarded the Brunel International African Poetry Prize. She holds an Mst in Creative Writing from University of Oxford. Her second poetry collection Ceremony for the Nameless will be published by Penguin on 7th November 2024.

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