Chekwube Danladi was born in Lagos, Nigeria and raised in Washington, D.C. and West Baltimore. Their chapbook, Take Me Back, was included as part of the New-Generation African Poets: Nne boxset. They have received support from Callaloo, Kimbilio, the Vermont Studio Center, Hedgebrook, and the Wisconsin Institute of Creative Writing. They are currently at work on a novel about queers living in Abuja, Nigeria.
