Oladejo Abdullah Feranmi, a Nigerian black poet, won the 2024 Deconflating Surveillance with Safety poetry contest hosted by Petty Propolis Inc. He earned recognition as a finalist in the Hayden’s Ferry Review Poetry Prize ’23 and achieved a shortlist position in the Thomas Dylan Poetry contest. Additionally, he secured the second runner-up spot in the 2023 Wingless Dreamer’s Contest. Abdullah’s poetry is featured in notable publications such as Paper Crane Journal’s ‘Outstanding Young Poets ’23’