Eniola Funsho
Her Name Is Eniola Enitan Funsho,I believe most ya'all Know her. She is nightrider on most boards ranging from eccentric poets, naijaoldskool, Jazzy Nigerians, African Connections, ISL 00, Ultimatenaija. Born and bred in the most beautiful town of Lagos, Nigeria on the day the earth shook! (Ask her mama; it shook in her eyes after Eniola showed her what an ENITAN could really do)
She spent the first few months of her life in the hospital, including naming ceremony and all ... Must have guessed. Cesarean child
She is the fourth child in the family of 5.
I believe www.clix.to/nightrider holds more info pertaining to biography, this site? Is for Celine and Eniola
Shola Trace asked Her: What inspired you to write poetry?
Eniola: I must say it was twilight and that’s how I came to name my website the
Year: 98.. I just walked home from school
Twas late already about 7pm and I crashed into a chair looked out the window and that was the inspiration.. The world was red! I was shocked at first. I knew what twilight was but never really paid attention. All I know was that the world was red, real red and beautiful. I thought of the sky as roses. I wished I had a camera and my first poem was born in a few minutes, no pen, nothing. “The silly rose" and all of a sudden it was dark, I was disappointed that night and would secretly wait outside the house in the evenings.. my new identity was also born “NIGHTRIDER.” I considered “twilight rider” but I related more to nightrider because of the movie I was a kid.
Along my road to self recognition... My dad.. He always loved my poems.. Wanted to hear me read to everyone. And my mother couldn’t be sweeter.... (to be continued)
