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Nuria Ranking: #13 in PoetrySongs for a Burning Continent charts the enduring legacies of grief and loss, tenderness and desire, endurance, and revolt. With striking emotional intelligence, Abraham Aondoana documents the vulnerability of the human heart, alongside the social and political histories that shape both intimate lives and national memory.
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Abraham Aondoana was born in Benue, Nigeria. He is a recipient of Idembeka Creative Writing Workshop 2026. His poem was shortlisted for Renard Press Interwoven Prize 2025. His works has appeared in Several Literary Magazines.
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