My poetry is therapy

On stage, she is sensational, delivering poetry with verve and theatrics that leaves the audience…well, inspired. But for this poet, voice talent, song writer and motivational speaker, born Ifueko Fex Ogbomo, a 2003 graduate of Music from Texas Lutheran University, United States, there is more to this name, InspiroLogos. “That came from my mind actually,” […]

On stage, she is sensational, delivering poetry with verve and theatrics that leaves the audience…well, inspired. But for this poet, voice talent, song writer and motivational speaker, born Ifueko Fex Ogbomo, a 2003 graduate of Music from Texas Lutheran University, United States, there is more to this name, InspiroLogos.

“That came from my mind actually,” she said. “Inspiro comes from the Greek word, the root word for ‘inspiration’ and logos means ‘words’ and because I try to inspire people with words as a poet and a speaker, I decided to create that name because I like to be unique. When people hear that name I want that description of me to follow – InspiroLogos, they know they are going to get inspirational words.”

Back ground

Lady InspiroLogos was born some 30 years ago to a mixed heritage. Her father hails from Edo and her mother is from Benue. She said she is glad to claim both states. “Since I was born by two parents, I count both states as mine… and the entire country,” she said, laughing.

Coming from two states with rich traditions, she has not been influenced much by either, as she speaks none of her parent’s languages. “I don’t speak either because my parents speak English in our house. Obviously in order to communicate, they speak the same language,” she said.

 For what many might consider a minus, the poet considers it a plus. “I have an excellent command of English language because it is my first language,” she said. This is something her trade depends on and she has no problems with that. For her dose of local language, she makes do with a smattering of Hausa, which she learnt while growing up in Kaduna.

Poetic Licence

Lady InspiroLogos did not set out to be a performing poet, it came quite by chance. It started when she was younger, she said.

“I was a child when I started writing poems. I didn’t re-