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Welcome to the world of Hadiza Bagudu
Welcome to the world of Hadiza Bagudu
Storyteller, poet, and novelist weaving tales inspired by Fulani heritage, Northern Nigerian landscapes, and the beauty of the human spirit.
Featured Book
Featured Book
Ripples
(A Collection of Poems)
"Ripples is a quiet, soul-stirring collection where each poem casts a stone into the still waters of memory, sending gentle waves through the heart that linger long after the last page is turned."
"Where water meets the sky and silence speaks"
"Where water meets the sky and silence speaks"
From Readers
What Readers Are Saying
What Readers Are Saying
Words returned to the poet by those who have read them.
★★★★★
"Ripples" is a great piece of literary work of act with a careful choice of flowery words characterised by some imagery/symbolism. The use of stone and water as personifications are some few examples in Line 1. The thematic aspect of the poem appears to dwell on "the actions we take as humans." ( We must indeed be conscious of our actions ) This is interesting. Great work by the great poetess Mrs Hadiza Bagudu. My humble respect ma'am."
— Solomon Ihange
★★★★★
“Literary icon of our time”
— Mohd. Sani Gambo
★★★★★
“Beautifully written and deeply relatable. I found pieces of myself in these poems.”
— A Reader
What's New
What's New
Coming Soon
📚 New Poetry Collection
📚 New Poetry Collection
A follow-up to With Love is in the works. Expect new poems exploring love, inspiration, life, and the everyday joys that connect us all.
📍 TBA
July 7, 2026
✍️ New Blog Post
✍️ New Blog Post
✽ ✿ ✾ Why Do We Try to Break Each Other? — The Hidden Cost of Aggressive Bargaining in Nigeria • 6 min read Writing Craft Inspiration
📍 Latest Blog Post
Featured Poem
Featured Poem
Stillness
Not the absence of motion,
But the presence of everything.
Waiting—
The held breath before the dive,
The pause between heartbeats,
The moment when the pendulum hangs,
Perfectly balanced before surrendering to gravity.
In this space, we find what moves
When nothing seems to move at all.
©️ 2025 Hadiza Bagudu
From my Ripples Collection 2025
Poetry
Other Collections
Other Collections
Gathered words from the places where memory, love, longing and life meet.
About the Author
About the Author
Writing is an act of listening to the silence between words
Writing is an act of listening to the silence between words
Hadiza Bagudu is a Fulani-Nigerian author, poet, and storyteller born and raised in Yola, Adamawa State. Her work is deeply rooted in the landscapes, languages, and traditions of Northern Nigeria.
Her debut novel Fantah draws from her own experiences growing up in a rich multicultural household — her father was Nupe from Niger State, and her grandmother was married to the chief of Madagali.
She is also the author of the poetry collection With Love, featuring poems on love, inspiration, life, and humor.
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