Obi Nwakanma Explained

Honorific Prefix:Professor
Obi Nwakanma
Birth Date:18 December 1966
Birth Place:Ibadan, Oyo State
Occupation:Lecturer, poet
Language:Igbo, English
Nationality:Nigerian
Citizenship:Nigerian/American
Education:Government College, Umuahia; University of Jos; Washington University in St. Louis; Saint Louis University, Missouri
Notable Works:Birthcry

Obi Nwakanma is a Nigerian poet, literary critic, journalist and academic at 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]

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

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Nigeria: The Shrubs Among the Poplars of Obi Nwakanma's Verses. Obu. Udeozo. 18 August 2013. 25 September 2021. AllAfrica.com.
  2. Gloria. Chuku. 2011. The Life of a Nigerian Poet. The Journal of African History. 52 . 3 . 423–425. 41480255. 4 September 2021.
  3. Web site: In Defence Of Nwakanma's Empiricism. Sahara. Reporters. 5 July 2010. 25 September 2021. Sahara Reporters.
  4. Web site: So Even While. Uche. Nduka. Poetry Foundation. 2 March 2016 . 24 September 2021.
  5. Thien. Madeleine. 2 June 2014. Okigbo's Generation: A Conversation with Obi Nwakanma. Brick Magazine. 93 . 24 September 2021.
  6. Web site: Obi Nwakanma [Nigeria ]]. Ali. Ghandtschi. 2012. 24 September 2021. Berlin International Literature Festival.
  7. Nathan . Suhr-Sytsma. 2019. Christopher Okigbo, 1930–67: Thirsting for Sunlight by Obi Nwakanma (review). subscription. Project MUSE. 50 . 2. Research in African Literatures. 254–257. 10.2979/reseafrilite.50.2.17 . 214061843 . 25 September 2021.
  8. Web site: Lyrical Birthcries: Review of Birthcry by Obi Nwakanma. 25 February 2014. Sanya. Osha. 25 September 2021. Sahara Reporters.

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