Girls and the Silhouette of Form

“In Star’s poetry collection, conciseness is the law that rules and dominates her verses with martial-like precision. Almost every line, light and airy as the wind itself, moves with the ease and pleasant swiftness of swallows in flight.”

—Onesi Taiwo Dominic, author of The Mirror

“Star Okpeh writes with such candour and elegance of an exceptional bard. You could almost touch her words. The imageries are bold and profound. A great poet has come to town!"

—Soji Cole, Winner of the NLNG Nigeria Prize for Literature, 2018

“A collection of beauty: Okpeh’s confidence and techniques with language make it possible to share in her feelings, memories and perceptions. A wonderful, wonderful voice.”

—Chinua Ezenwa-Ohaeto, Winner of the Sevhage/Angus Poetry Prize, 2019

“A celebration of the mundane and the little moments that hold us together and gives us hope through language. Star has carefully crafted, through lyrics that are unique to her and to the world she inhabits, a collection of poems that sings of what it means to be Nigerian today.”

—Romeo Oriogun, winner of the Nigeria Prize for Literature.

“Some poets write poetry, some write songs, some unearth gibberish and dress it in poetry. Not Star. She has mastered an immaculate art where she cultivates adorable flowers till they blossom, then she wraps them in sheets made of sunrays. Star is not a poet, she is a gardener of souls.”

—Umar Abubakar Sidi, author of The Poet of Dust