Logan February (born April 23, 1999) is a Nigerian poet, essayist, music reviewer, singer, songwriter, and
LGBTQ activist.
Biography
Logan February was born in
Anambra state
Anambra State is a Nigerian state, located in the southeastern region of the country. The state was created on August 27, 1991. Anambra state is bounded by Delta State to the west, Imo State to the south, Enugu State to the east and Kogi State ...
of Nigeria on 23 April 1999, and grew up in
Ibadan
Ibadan (, ; ) is the capital and most populous city of Oyo State, in Nigeria. It is the third-largest city by population in Nigeria after Lagos and Kano, with a total population of 3,649,000 as of 2021, and over 6 million people within its me ...
. Logan studied
psychology
Psychology is the scientific study of mind and behavior. Psychology includes the study of conscious and unconscious phenomena, including feelings and thoughts. It is an academic discipline of immense scope, crossing the boundaries betwe ...
at the
University of Ibadan
The University of Ibadan (UI) is a public research university in Ibadan, Nigeria. The university was founded in 1948 as University College Ibadan, one of many colleges within the University of London. It became an independent university in 196 ...
, and Creative Writing at Purdue University. They are non-binary and use they/them pronouns.
Works
Logan is the author of ''In the Nude'', published in Nigeria by Ouida Poetry, 2019, and as ''Mannequin in the Nude'' by PANK Books in the USA. They are also the author of the chapbooks ''Painted Blue with Saltwater'' (Indolent Books, 2018). ''How to Cook a Ghost'' (Glass Poetry Press, 2017). Logan is a
Pushcart and Best of the Net nominee and their poetry collection, ''Mannequin in the Nude'' was a finalist for in the 2018
African Poetry Book Fund and was also listed in one of the top fifteen debut book in Nigeria by ''
Brittle Paper''.
Logan reviews music for online magazines. In 2017 they were featured on
Eri Ife's ''THE EP''. The introduction of ''THE EP'' was a poetry performance by Logan and in the track ''Nobody'', Logan sang alongside Eri Ife. Logan released two singles titled ''Black SUV'' and ''Games'' in 2020.
As an LGBTQ activist in Nigeria, Logan was a guest editor for th
"There Is Hope"series during the 2020
Pride month
LGBT Pride Month is a month, typically in June, dedicated to celebration and commemoration of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) pride. Pride Month began after the Stonewall riots, a series of gay liberation protests in 1969, and ha ...
for
Ynaija
''YNaija'' is a Nigerian online content publishing platform, founded by Chude Jideonwo and Adebola Williams of RED Africa media group. ''YNaija'' launched in May 2010 with columnists and various news sources. It offers news, original content an ...
's nonbinary blog.
Bibliography
Books
* ''How to Cook a Ghost'' (2017)
* ''Painted Blue with Saltwater'' (2018)
* ''In the Nude'' (2019)
Anthologies and magazines
*
Un_Masking Difference. Literary Voices from Behind the Mask', edited by Natasha A. Kelly (2020)
* '
Berlin Quarterly, THE THIRTEENTH ISSUE, Winter 2021'
Honors and awards
* 2020 — Web Residency at
Literarisches Colloquium Berlin
* 2021 — Winner of The Future Awards Africa
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:February, Logan
1999 births
Living people
21st-century Nigerian poets
21st-century Nigerian singers
21st-century Nigerian LGBT people
Nigerian editors
University of Ibadan alumni
Writers from Ibadan
Nigerian non-binary people
Nigerian LGBT singers
Nigerian LGBT songwriters
Nigerian LGBT poets
Non-binary poets
Non-binary singers
Non-binary songwriters
Non-binary activists