Ifeoluwa Ayandele

Ifeoluwa Ayandele is a poet and essayist from Tede, Nigeria. He is the author of the poetry collection, My Father Paints His Dreams on My Body (Moon City Press, 2026), the winner of the 2024 Moon City Poetry Award. He was awarded the 2026 Pink Poetry Prize from Great River Review. His poem was the runner-up for the 2026 Auburn Witness Poetry Prize Honoring Jake Adam York, selected by A. Van Jordan. His recent work is published or forthcoming in Poetry Daily, African American Review, Southern Humanities Review, Poetry London, Callaloo, Magma, Transition Magazine, Poetry Wales, Beloit Poetry Journal, and Michigan Quarterly Review. He is pursuing a PhD in creative writing at Florida State University. He has received a fellowship from the Obsidian Foundation and is the Assistant Interviews Editor at Southeast Review.