hello, my name francesca omolara ekwuyasi. i’m a learner (a term i’ve borrowed from the artist Kameelah Janan Rasheed) writer, and multidisciplinary artist born in Lagos, Nigeria. i am Yoruba on my mother’s side - from Ijebu Ode, Ogun state, and Igbo on my father’s side - from Ogwashi-ukwu, Delta State. i spend much of my time between Kjipuktuk, Mi'kma'ki (Halifax, Nova Scotia) and Tio’tia:ke (in Kanien'kéha), Mooniyang (in Anishinaabemowin) (Montréal, Quebec). i love telling stories, drawing pictures, oversharing, eating delicious things, and travelling.

i write two newsletters! Small Feasts where i share some of i’m thinking, reading, eating, listening to, and looking at. subscribe if you’d like to read me wax poetic about the best meals i’ve eaten lately, recipes i’m excited to try, books and stories that keep me up at night, songs i’m playing on repeat, and some of the thoughts knocking about in my head.

Seld-Directed Studies where i share syllabi of literature, film, and art with which i wish to engage with deeply, and my reflections on these works, in the form of writing and/or videos.