Obi Nwakanma

Obi Nwakanma is a Nigerian poet, literary critic, journalist and academic at the University of Central Florida. He writes a regular Sunday column on Vanguard Newspaper called The Orbit. His works have also appeared in The Punch, ThisDay and TheCable.[1][2][3][4][5]

Professor

Obi Nwakanma
Obi Nwakanma
An image of Obi Nwakanma
Born (1966-12-18) December 18, 1966
Ibadan, Oyo State
OccupationLecturer, poet
LanguageIgbo, English
NationalityNigerian
CitizenshipNigerian/American
EducationGovernment College, Umuahia; University of Jos; Washington University in St. Louis; Saint Louis University, Missouri
Notable worksBirthcry

Biography

Nwakanma was born in Ibadan, Nigeria. He was educated at Government College, Umuahia. He studied English at the University of Jos, and poetry at Washington University in St. Louis where he received his Masters in Fine Art. He further went to Saint Louis University in St. Louis, Missouri where he got his Ph.D. He is currently a professor at University of Central Florida.[6]

Bibliography
  • The Horsemen And Other Poems
  • Christopher Okigbo 1930-67: Thirsting for Sunlight[7]
  • Birthcry[8]

References
  1. Udeozo, Obu (August 18, 2013). "Nigeria: The Shrubs Among the Poplars of Obi Nwakanma's Verses". AllAfrica.com. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
  2. Gloria, Chuku (2011). "The Life of a Nigerian Poet". The Journal of African History. 52 (3): 423–425. JSTOR 41480255. Retrieved September 4, 2021.
  3. Reporters, Sahara (July 5, 2010). "In Defence Of Nwakanma's Empiricism". Sahara Reporters. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
  4. Nduka, Uche (March 2, 2016). "So Even While". Poetry Foundation. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
  5. Thien, Madeleine (June 2, 2014). "Okigbo's Generation: A Conversation with Obi Nwakanma". Brick Magazine. No. 93. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
  6. Ghandtschi, Ali (2012). "Obi Nwakanma [ Nigeria ]". Berlin International Literature Festival. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
  7. Nathan, Suhr-Sytsma (2019). "Christopher Okigbo, 1930–67: Thirsting for Sunlight by Obi Nwakanma (review)". Research in African Literatures. 50 (2): 254–257. doi:10.2979/reseafrilite.50.2.17. S2CID 214061843. Retrieved September 25, 2021 – via Project MUSE.
  8. Osha, Sanya (February 25, 2014). "Lyrical Birthcries: Review of Birthcry by Obi Nwakanma". Sahara Reporters. Retrieved September 25, 2021.


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