Her Very Words by Bukkie Allison
Some women whisper.
Some endure.
Some survive.
And some finally speak.
Her Very Words is a deeply intimate collection of poems and reflections that give voice to the woman who has loved, lost, questioned, endured—and risen.
Across 92 powerful pages, Bukkie Allison explores love in its tenderness and its tension, the quiet negotiations of relationships, the ache of heartbreak, the courage of self-reclamation, and the beauty of emotional truth. Each poem reads like a confession. Each page feels like recognition.
This is not just a poetry collection.
It is a mirror.
It is a witness.
It is a remembering.
For the woman who stayed too long.
For the woman who left.
For the woman still trying to understand her own heart.
If you have ever swallowed your pride, silenced your voice, or wrestled with love’s contradictions—these words are for you.
Her Very Words by Bukkie Allison
Some women whisper.
Some endure.
Some survive.
And some finally speak.
Her Very Words is a deeply intimate collection of poems and reflections that give voice to the woman who has loved, lost, questioned, endured—and risen.
Across 92 powerful pages, Bukkie Allison explores love in its tenderness and its tension, the quiet negotiations of relationships, the ache of heartbreak, the courage of self-reclamation, and the beauty of emotional truth. Each poem reads like a confession. Each page feels like recognition.
This is not just a poetry collection.
It is a mirror.
It is a witness.
It is a remembering.
For the woman who stayed too long.
For the woman who left.
For the woman still trying to understand her own heart.
If you have ever swallowed your pride, silenced your voice, or wrestled with love’s contradictions—these words are for you.
Ayiba-Tare Raine is a creative genius who enjoys telling stories about all facets of life.
Born to Lt. Alfred Ajayi Anuwe Raine and Rosannah Tunde Raine, Tare, as he is fondly called, is the 6th child of 9 children for Lt A.A.A. Raine and the fourth child for his mother Rosannah.
As a young child, Tare showed early love for everything about books, comics and magazines. By age 7, he was reading editorials in newspapers as a pastime. His creative imagination always left his siblings wondering what he would end up becoming later in Life.
That pathway took him from Command Children School Yaba to Federal Government College Ijanikin, then to the University of Ibadan, where he studied Teacher Education Zoology/Chemistry. The period after his first degree was very instructive for Tare; his one-year NYSC stint was spent as a teacher at Teachers College Toro in Bauchi State. The time spent there helped him find a specific direction for his life – Arts and the media.
Immediately after his NYSC service year, he continued his role as keyboardist at The Redeemed Evangelical Mission, something he had started while in his first year of Uni at the young age of 17. He continued actively playing till 2001. In 1997, he started work at MindVision Productions under the tutelage of the Genius Yole Akinnawo. Tare worked with Yole till 1999 as a staff member but continued collaborative work with the creative genius till his death in 2003.
From the year 2000 till 2016 he worked in various media and production companies like Jungle Filmworks, Ultima Studios, Inspire Africa studios, working on various ground breaking shows like Gulder Ultimate Search 1,2,4,5,6,7, Star Quest, Maltina Dance-All, Star Game Show, Moments With Mo, Project Fame, various documentaries and films as Editor, Senior Editor and Post-Production supervisor. He has also worked as an Adjunct Lecturer at the Media Department, School of Media and Communications, Pan Atlantic University, Lagos, from 2008 to 2015.
The last three decades have seen him working in various fields across two continents, from the screen/media industry to social service and humanities. He now brings this vibrant energy into storytelling, writing stories that elevate our African heritage.
