Obi Nwakanma

Professor Obi Nwakanma
An image of Obi Nwakanma
Born	(1966-12-18) 18 December 1966 (age 58) 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 master's degree 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 (18 August 2013). "Nigeria: The Shrubs Among the Poplars of Obi Nwakanma's Verses". AllAfrica.com. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
2. Gloria, Chuku (2011). "The Life of a Nigerian Poet". The Journal of African History. 52 (3): 423–425. JSTOR 41480255. Retrieved 4 September 2021.
3. Reporters, Sahara (5 July 2010). "In Defence Of Nwakanma's Empiricism". Sahara Reporters. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
4. Nduka, Uche (2 March 2016). "So Even While". Poetry Foundation. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
5. Thien, Madeleine (2 June 2014). "Okigbo's Generation: A Conversation with Obi Nwakanma". Brick Magazine. No. 93. Retrieved 24 September 2021.
6. Ghandtschi, Ali (2012). "Obi Nwakanma [ Nigeria ]". Berlin International Literature Festival. Retrieved 24 September 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 25 September 2021 – via Project MUSE.
8. Osha, Sanya (25 February 2014). "Lyrical Birthcries: Review of Birthcry by Obi Nwakanma". Sahara Reporters. Retrieved 25 September 2021.