Black Passport: A Migrant's Memoir by Akpomuje, Paul

Black Passport: A Migrant's Memoir

In Black Passport, Paul Akpomuje takes us through a journey of black African migration in Canada, tracing...
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Author: Paul Akpomuje
Format: Paperback
Language: English
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Black Passport: A Migrant's Memoir by Akpomuje, Paul

Black Passport: A Migrant's Memoir

$88.99 $45.97

Black Passport: A Migrant's Memoir

$88.99 $45.97
Author: Paul Akpomuje
Format: Paperback
Language: English
In Black Passport, Paul Akpomuje takes us through a journey of black African migration in Canada, tracing the complexities of identity, the possibilities of fugitivity, the weight of home, and the ways borders, paperwork, and diasporic placemaking shape and are shaped by belonging.This collection is an archive of radical remembering, bringing into view the everyday textures of space, movement, and memory as experienced by black African migrants navigating immigration offices, airports, cities, and classrooms. In this debut collection, Akpomuje stands out in his portrayal of hope, dreams, resilience, and the enduring possibility of survival.

Author: Paul Akpomuje
Publisher: Griots Lounge
Published: 12/20/2025
Pages: 76
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.25lbs
Size: 2.50h x 5.30w x 0.30d
ISBN: 9781069803405

About the Author
Paul Akpomuje is the co-convener of several community poetry events, including The Poetics of Migration, which brings poetry into dialogue with community stories to explore displacement, belonging, and the burdens of travelling while black. His work has appeared in multiple anthologies, including the 2025 volume I?ll Get Right On It (Fernwood Publishing), and has been featured at art festivals such as ArtFest Kingston 2025. He is the first recipient of the International Ontario Graduate Scholarship in the Faculty of Education at Queen's University, where he researches the visa stories of Nigerian immigrants in Canada. Before migrating to Canada, he taught at Obafemi Awolowo University in Nigeria. He currently lives in Kingston, Ontario.

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