About the Author

Kafayat Quadri is a poet, guitarist, and comparative legal researcher for the Federal Republic of Nigeria. She is a Research Fellow at the Nigerian Institute of Advanced Legal Studies. She obtained her law degree from the Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife, and is currently doing her PhD in International Criminal Law in Kuala Lumpur. She is a member of the Board of Directors of the Mockingbird Company, which publishes PoetryDigest Magazine, the first poetry magazine in Nigeria. As a poet, she has been published in both local and international magazines and anthologies and co-edits the Poetry Digest Magazine with Jumoke Verrisimo. She is currently working on a musical album. Singles from the forthcoming album can be previewed at www.facebook.com/kmquadri and www.youtube.com/kafayatquadri.