Waistbands And Rosaries

“The poems in Waistbeads and Rosaries blend the spiritual and the erotic in this beautiful smoothie that leaves you yearning for more. Utterly delicious and savory.”

—Nasiba Babale, author of Pickled Moments

“This collection of poems traverses the delicate boundary between the sacred and the sensual, probing the intersections of faith, desire, and defiance. Dwelling in the liminal space where spirituality collides with eroticism, the poet’s bold imagery and uncompromising voice reimagine worship, intimacy, and rebellion as intertwined acts of devotion. Waistbeads and Rosaries offers both a critique of dogma and a celebration of embodied truth.”

—Jalaludeen Ibrahim, author of Trance

“Written in verses that seduce and strangle, this is a book that will haunt you with all its might. In Waistbeads and Rosaries, Sabouke, a disciple of the Master of Transgression, wrestles with faith, desire, and longing. In this collection, he adorns himself in the full regalia of rebellion, stripping belief of its certainty. These poems are baked in the oven of holy heresy; hence they don’t conform with your poetics; they tremble with transgression and a furious search for meaning.”

—Adamu Yahuza Abdullahi, author of The Rainbow Is Not as Beautiful as My Ruins