Entropy by Servio Gbadamosi

"In Entropy, Servio Gbadamosi probes the past and the present with evocative language. His plumbline into the future is the lyric vein. There is a succession of truly memorable lines that serve to undergird his vision of permanence. Servio is a poet of the ineffable and this collection stands him apart from the multitude."

Tade Ipadeola, author of The Sahara Testaments (Winner, Nigeria Prize for Literature, 2013)

"In confronting the frailty of human existence as our base identity, Entropy captures the very essence of being: to question, to ponder, to strive, and to survive amid individual and collective befuddlements. A book by an illumined mind, deeply blessed with sublime talent, and a spirit that, in humility, surrenders to the mysteries of life even as it dares to seek meaning in the spoken and unspoken, the seen and unseen, the understood and the confounding. This collection is a must-read for earthly sojourners in search of answers to the questions silence hides in the deep crevices of the heart."

Jude Idada, multiple award-winning author of Exotica Celestica, and Boom Boom (Winner, Nigeria Prize for Literature, 2019)

"A powerfully realistic collection of poems that explore moments of deep and personal encounters with the feelings of disillusionment in faith, humanity, endurance and loss which many can easily relate to. Entropy showcases a highly elevated diction, imagery and symbolism. It is a dependable companion to help many go through the journeys of transformation and other forms of self and collective recovery, renewal and above all, entertainment through an exquisite art form."

Razinat T. Mohammed, award-winning writer, scholar, and author of Habiba

About the Author

Servio Gbadamosi is an award-winning Nigerian poet, publisher, and creative visionary whose work draws deeply from Yorùbá cosmology, African spirituality, and the lived experiences of ordinary people. His poetry has been described as ‘elegiac and visionary—an archive of cultural memory and a compass for collective healing’.

Gbadamosi’s debut poetry collection, A Tributary in Servitude, won the Association of Nigerian Authors Poetry Prize in 2015, and was a finalist for the Wole Soyinka Prize for Literature in Africa in 2018. His second collection, Where the Light Enters You, was a finalist for the Association of Nigerian Authors Poetry Prize in 2021, and the inaugural Pan African Writers Association’s Poetry Prize in 2022. Through Noirledge Publishing, which he founded, Gbadamosi has championed underrepresented voices in African literature, with titles like Boom Boom and The Road Does Not End winning the prestigious Nigeria Prize for Literature.

Beyond publishing and writing, Gbadamosi is a sought-after speaker at literary festivals and cultural convenings. Through initiatives like The Poems I Love podcast, Noirledge Anthology Series, the fast-growing Ìbàdàn Book and Arts Festival (ÌbàFest), and Laipo Magazine, he continues to shape critical conversations on literature, identity, and the future of the Cultural and Creative Industries.