Bolaji S. Ramos is a Nigerian poet, writer, analyst and lawyer.see Fagbohun, A.O and Ramos, B.S, "Protection of Nigeria's Marine Environment: Towards an Agenda for Enforcement of Relevant Laws" published by Environmental Law Research Institute (ELRI) available at www.elri-ng.org/index.php; www.amazon.com/dp/BO73XWPDP9
Biography A Lagosian, born in Lagos Island and grew up in Lagos Mainland. He attended Ladi-Lak institute Primary School, Alagomeji, Yaba, Lagos Nigeria. He proceeded to Lagos City College, Sabo, Yaba, Lagos (now Lagos City Senior College) until he finished his secondary school education.
Career He is a lawyer by profession. He obtained his Bachelor of Laws (LL.B) and Master of Laws (LL.M) degrees in University of Lagos,http://www.unilag.edu.ng; http://studentportal.unilag.edu.ng/(S(lxlqi10m5fh14kw1q4lnc0v1))/StudentHomePage.aspx Nigeria. His poems have featured both in national and international anthologies, newspapers and on the internet. His poems were published variously in the UK by the Forward Poetry in 2005, 2006, 2008 and 2011;See: (1.) My Past, My Present, My Future in Forward Press Anthology titled Poems For Mum 2005, edited by Donna Samworth; (2) A Boring Day in Forward Poetry Anthology titled As We Looked Upon This World 2005, edited by Donna Samworth; (3.) Little Megzy in Forward Poetry Anthology titled Animal Antics 2006; (4.) An Angel Came in Forward Poetry Anthology titled Whispered Voices 2005; (5.) Saint's Verses for Poetry in Forward Poetry Anthology titled Words Everlasting 2011; (6.) I Choose Nature in Forward Poetry Anthology titled Nature's Paradise 2008, edited by Donna Samworth by the Poetry Institute of South Africa in Venturing Vista in 2007His poem in the anthology is titled 'Poetry of Nature'. The anthology was published in the Autumn of 2007, edited by Chantel Thompson and by Bulkybon Publication, Nigeria in 2016.
In 2006, his poem was shortlisted and published in the anthology titled ‘Camouflage: Best Contemporary Writings In Nigeria.’Published by Treasure Books, edited by Nduka Otiono and Odoh Diego Okenyodo His renowned poem titled “Law” was published in 2011 in the Nation Newspaper,See Nation Newspaper of June 22, 2011 at page 33. Editor: Ozolua Uhakheme and that same year he featured online as one of the 742 United Nations Peace Poets.https://www.un.org/disarmament/poetryforpeace/.../st.ramosbola.html
His poem titled "Another Verse for Bola", a suggestive love (birthday) poem written in 2010 was shortlisted as one of the best love poems and published by Forward Poetry UK.See the anthology "A Piece of My Heart" published by Forward Poetry 2011, edited Donna Samworth. In 2016, Ramos wrote a very popular poetic rejoinder to Professor Niyi Osundare's poem that satirized the Nigerian Judiciary and legal profession titled "My Lord, Where Should I keep Your Bribe". Ramos's rejoinder is titled "Judicial Response" or Right of Reply", and was published by Premium Times.
Bolaji. S. Ramos has written across the three genres of literature. He has published some his poem at different times using Bolaji Ramos, Bolaji Salau Ramos, Bolaji St.Ramos and recently as Bolaji S.Ramos.
On 20 June 2017, Ramos published his full length performance poetry book titled "The Battlefield Poet: Elegy for Christopher Okigbo is his first full-length published work."sunnewsonline.com/lagos-lawyer-summons-the-ghost-of-chris-okigbo/ The Battlefield Poet: Elegy for Christopher Okigbo is a book that x-rays the involvement and enlistment of one of Africa's best contemporary poets (Christopher Okigbo) in the Nigerian Civil War that broke out in 1967 between the Federal Republic of Nigeria and the seceding Biafra Nation. As a promising poet whose popularity and poetry works were already widespread across the world as at 1967, a lot of critics hold the view that Okigbo ought not to have abandoned poetry and enlisted in the Biafran army. Okigbo was killed in the wake of the war in 1967.
The book is a philosophical work that tells the story of how a circle of three poets (the initiates) journeyed from the world of man to the metaphysical realm in an attempt to see Okigbo again by summoning his spirit and putting questions to him for him to answer. It is performance poetry that is embellished with a lot of adages, traditional igbo war and sorrowful songs and other ritualistic and poetic incantations.
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