Luwa Adebanjo

A Visitor Who Belongs Here Luwa Adebanjo

'There are many ways to tell a story. This is mine.'A Visitor Who Belongs Here is Luwa Adebanjo's debut poetry anthology all about home, belonging and the joy of surviving despite all hardships. The anthology follows Luwa's journey after arriving in the UK from Nigeria. As a child, she struggled to fit into her new environment while remaining the perfect daughter she felt her family needed. Every place felt unfamiliar, and she began to feel like a visitor no matter where she went. At home, the pressure of looking after her brothers and hiding her struggle with her sexuality in an abusive household meant she never felt safe. At school, she felt alone and out of place, unable to fit into British culture. She was too weird, too loud, too fat, too crazy, too gay, too black- and yet somehow not enough of anything to belong. At 19, after battling with anxiety and depression all her life, Luwa was diagnosed with OCD. This diagnosis pushed her to change her life and begin a journey of healing, striving to turn her suffering into joy. 'There are many ways to tell a story. This is mine, and it is a celebration.'