Titilope Sonuga is a Nigerian-Canadian poet, playwright and performer who has captured hearts across the globe. She is a leading voice in global literary communities, with work that dazzles from page to stage. Her poetry concert, Open, has shown to sold-out audiences in the UK, Canada, South Africa, and Nigeria. She is the author of three collections of poetry: Down to Earth (2011), Abscess (2014), and This Is How We Disappear (2019). Sonuga has released three spoken word albums, Mother Tongue (2011), Swim (2019) and Sis (2024).

A versatile creative force, Sonuga has scripted campaigns for Google, Intel, Samsung, UN Women, White Ribbon Alliance, and The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. She was an ambassador for Intel's She Will Connect, a program dedicated to empowering women and girls through technological literacy across Africa. Sonuga has written three plays: The Six (an intergenerational exploration of womanhood), Naked (a one-woman play) and Ada the Country (a musical). Sankofa, Sonuga's libretto, which reimagines Igor Stravinski's Opera, L'histoire du Soldat, will premiere in Toronto, Canada, in the fall of 2024. Sonuga made history as the first poet to perform at a Nigerian presidential inauguration and was the 9th Poet Laureate of the City of Edmonton, where she currently resides.