How to Dance in Time

On Discovering Healing and Purpose in Writing with Jenim Dibie — Episode 15 (2022)

If my life was good, jolly, and perfect, I wouldn’t have been motivated to write. But the intensity of my struggles made me seek salvation somewhere, and I was just lucky to find writing. Writing saved me. — Jenim 2022

Our guest on this episode is my friend Jenim, a poet and a writer who I first met in college. I remember Jennie always keeping to herself, although extremely popular because of her beautiful smile. She has written over 500 poems, three poetry anthologies, and just released her third book, How To Dance In Time. Jenim started writing from an early age and has since made a name for herself. She likes to read, dance, and watch The Office in her spare time. She dreams of living in a house by the sea one day, with ten dogs and having written a hundred books.

Jenim describes growing up as crazy fun and beautiful. She was born and grew up in Warri, Nigeria, the second child of four. Despite being, as she…