Kọ́lá Túbọ̀sún is a Nigerian writer and linguist, author of Edwardsville by Heart, a collection of poems, and Ìgbà Èwe: Translated Poems of Emily R. Grosholz. He is the publisher of OlongoAfrica.com and the Africa co-editor of the Best Literary Translations anthology, published by Deep Vellum. He lives between Lagos, Nigeria, and Maple Grove Minnesota.
Photo of Wole Soyinka by the authorInspired by a photo and the histories connected to it, a writer makes a film to mark Wole Soyinka’s ninetieth year.
The photo of a young man of thirty-five, on the f…