Umar Abubakar Sidi is a poet, soldier, aviator, and author of the poetry collection The Poet of Dust and Like Butterflies Scattered about by Art Rascals. A helicopter pilot with the Nigerian Navy, he attended the prestigious Nigerian Military School, Zaria and the Nigerian Defence Academy, Kaduna. Sidi’s work is majorly premised on the exploration of the body, soul and spirit from Sufi and Surrealist perspectives. His works have appeared in Brittle Paper, Transition Magazine, Jalada, Saraba Magazine and elsewhere. His debut novel The Incredible Dreams of Garba Dakaskus is published by MASOBE. He lives in Nigeria.