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This is a list of notable poets from Nigeria This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources .
Niyi Osundare is a Nigerian poet, dramatist, linguist, and literary critic. Born on 12 March 1947, in Ikere-Ekiti, [1] Nigeria, his poetry is influenced by the oral poetry of his Yoruba culture, which he hybridizes with other poetic traditions of the world, including African-American, Latin American, Asian, and European.
Nkem Nwankwo (1936–2001), novelist, poet; Flora Nwapa (1931–1993), novelist; Adaobi Tricia Nwaubani (born 1976), novelist, humorist, essayist and journalist; Onuora Nzekwu (1928–2017) Onyeka Nwelue (born 1988) Chuma Nwokolo (born 1963), writer, poet, humorist, essayist and lawyer; Abdul Rasheed Na'Allah (born 1962), writer, poet, scholar ...
Chijioke Amu-Nnadi is a Nigerian poet and author. His poem poetry was his first published work, appearing in the 1987 anthology of new Nigerian poetry, Voices from the Fringe, [1] edited by Harry Garuba (Malthouse Press).
21st-century Nigerian poets (57 P) + Nigerian LGBTQ poets (1 P) Nigerian male poets (61 P) Nigerian women poets (21 P) A. Nigerian Arabic-language poets (11 P)
Hawad (1950– ), Tuareg poet currently living in France; Hélène Kaziende (1967– ), teacher, journalist and short story writer [1] Salihu Kwantagora (1929– ), songwriter and poet; Abdoulaye Mamani (1932–1993), poet, novelist and trade unionist; Ide Oumarou (1937–2002), politician, diplomat and writer
Ijeoma Umebinyuo is a Nigerian poet. She is considered one of Sub-Saharan Africa's best modern poets. [1] Her short stories and poems have appeared in publications such as The Stockholm Review of Literature, [2] The Rising Phoenix Review [3] and The MacGuffin. Her TEDx talk was called "Dismantling The Culture of Silence". [1]
Mabel Segun, NNOM (born 1930) is a Nigerian poet, playwright and writer of short stories and children's books. She has also been a teacher, broadcaster, and a sportswoman. She has also been a teacher, broadcaster, and a sportswoman.