Meet Ayantunji Ayomide Daniel, A Passionate Writer, Poet, Thinker And More 

TODAY on SUI, our special guest of honour is a poet.

A poet’s voice, a thinker’s mind,

With words that summon, truth defined.

Symbolic depth, lyrical might,

Challenging norms, in darkness and light.

His pen weaves tales of love and strife,

Morality and rebellion, a poet’s life.

A fusion of art, philosophy, and fire,

Leaving impact, his words aspire.

Let’s journey with him in this interview.

Question: Please, can you briefly tell us about yourself?

Answer: My name is Ayantunji Ayomide Daniel Emmanuel Enibolofini, though most people simply call me Ayomide. I’m a passionate writer, poet, and thinker with a deep appreciation for literature, philosophy, and creative expression. Over the years, I’ve developed a unique style that combines symbolic depth, lyrical rhythm, and intellectual insight using words to explore truth, morality, and the human experience.

Beyond writing.

My writing taunts the light, haunts darkness and makes ‘fright’ the mother of Silence’s voice.

My pen does not just write; it summons.

Question: What inspired you to start writing poetry?

Answer: Pain was my first ink. Wonder was my second. I looked at the world, and I saw both beauty and betrayal. My pen became a sword to cut through lies and a lamp to reveal the hidden.

Question: Are there emotions you explore often?

Answer: Yes — rage, love, defiance, longing, truth. I explore contradictions: joy clothed in sorrow, beauty born from ruin, silence that speaks louder than thunder.

Question: Who inspires you most?

Answer: Shakespeare taught me how to wear thunder as language. Soyinka taught me how to wrestle gods with words. But I do not stop there — Nas, Kendrick Lamar, and even Newton’s philosophy ignite me. Still, my style is mine alone.

Question: Do you draw inspiration from other arts?

Answer: Always. Music is rhythm for my verses, painting is color for my metaphors, and even mathematics becomes poetry in my hand.

Question: How do you approach writing a poem?

Answer: I do not approach — I descend. Words come like visions. Sometimes I wrestle them; sometimes I let them strike. I do not chase poems; I let them hunt me.

Question: How do you choose structure?

Answer: Structure is both cage and freedom. Sometimes I follow rhythm like heartbeat. Other times, I let chaos speak. My structure bends to the idea, not the other way around.

Question: What techniques do you use?

Answer: Metaphor is my crown. Paradox is my flame. Biblical cadence, philosophical riddles, and lyrical ferocity are my trademarks.

Question: How do you ensure uniqueness?

Answer: I do not copy voices, I challenge them. My uniqueness is in daring to write where others fear, between philosophy and prophecy, between theatre and thunder.

Challenges and Growth

Question: What challenges have you faced?

Answer: The world misunderstands bold voices. Critics call my fire arrogance, my honesty blasphemy. My challenge is to remain unyielding.

Question: How do you handle feedback?

Answer: I weigh it. If it sharpens me, I keep it. If it seeks to silence me, I burn it.

Question: Hardest part of editing?

Answer: Knowing when to stop. My pen wants to roar endlessly. The hardest part is letting a poem stand, like a sword in the ground.

Question: Advice for poets in doubt?

Answer: Do not wait for inspiration — bleed. Even silence can be written. Poetry’s Impact

Question: How does poetry shape culture?

Answer: Poetry is rebellion in rhythm. It unmasks hypocrisy, questions systems, and heals wounds. Every revolution starts with words.

Question: Can poetry inspire change?

Answer: It already has. My poems against vanity, against false shepherds, against corrupted systems they are not just art, they are war songs.

Question: Poetry and healing?

Answer: Yes. Poetry is a mirror for the wounded soul. It tells you, “you are not alone in your chaos.”

Personal Questions

Question: Can you share a personal poem?

Answer: “The Subject of Nothing” it questions existence itself. It is both personal and universal.

Question: Balance of life and imagination?

Answer: My imagination is my life. They do not fight; they fuse.

Question: Favorite poem you’ve written?

Answer: “The Portrait of Desire Painted with Lust.” It is raw, dangerous, and true.

Question: If you could live in a poem?

Answer: I would live in my poem “The Gospel According to Ash and Chains.” Because even in rebellion, I find my freedom.

Fun Questions

Question: If your poetry were a color?

Answer: Black fire: the color of destruction and creation in one.

Question: A poem you found hilarious?

Answer: Yes, sometimes my paradoxes make me laugh, like when I said, “If dirt makes the saint dirty, that doesn’t make dirt dirty.”

Question: Which fictional character would you love to write about?

Answer: Macbeth and Darth Vader meeting in one poem, ambition and fall stitched together.