(1966-12-18) December 18, 1966 (age 57) 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]
^Udeozo, Obu (August 18, 2013). "Nigeria: The Shrubs Among the Poplars of Obi Nwakanma's Verses". AllAfrica.com. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
^Gloria, Chuku (2011). "The Life of a Nigerian Poet". The Journal of African History. 52 (3): 423–425. JSTOR 41480255. Retrieved September 4, 2021.
^Reporters, Sahara (July 5, 2010). "In Defence Of Nwakanma's Empiricism". Sahara Reporters. Retrieved September 25, 2021.
^Nduka, Uche (March 2, 2016). "So Even While". Poetry Foundation. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
^Thien, Madeleine (June 2, 2014). "Okigbo's Generation: A Conversation with Obi Nwakanma". Brick Magazine. No. 93. Retrieved September 24, 2021.
ObiNwakanma is a Nigerian poet, literary critic, journalist and academic at University of Central Florida. He writes a regular Sunday column on Vanguard...
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in African literature. East African Publishers. ISBN 9789966466846. Nwakanma, Obi (1 January 2016). "MJC Echeruo: Occidentalism, Diaspora, Nationalist...
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George Orewa, Mr. F. C. Halim, Chief Israel Amadi Emina and Chief Izah. Nwakanma, Obi (29 May 2016). "CONRAD NWAWO (1922-2016)". Vanguard Nigeria. Retrieved...
the Caribbean and Its Diaspora. 12 (1): 109–132. ProQuest 200323368. Nwakanma, Obi, "Tribute: Francis Abiola Irele (1936 – 2017)", Vanguard, 16 July 2017...
Obinwa. "Ojukwu:How would comrades-in-arms welcome him?". Archived from the original on 2013-12-03. Nwakanma, Obi. "Ojukwu:Nigeria-Biafra Civil War"....
Nigeria's Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development. According to ObiNwakanma, "aggressive Nomadism must not be allowed to become an avenue for ethnic...
poems by Ikeogu Oke 2010: Christopher Okigbo: Thirsting for Sunlight, by ObiNwakanma 2010: Shahid Reads His Own Palm Poems by Reginald Dwayne Betts 2011:...
medical treatment. He died at St Bart's Hospital, London on 4 June 1969. Obi, Nwakanma (2010). Christopher Okigbo, 1930–67 : thirsting for sunlight. Woodbridge...
Premium Times Nigeria. 5 September 2016. Retrieved 5 September 2016. ObiNwakanma, "Isidore Okpewho (1941-2016)", Vanguard (Nigeria), 18 September 2016...
Revolutionary Marxist". urhobotimes.com. Retrieved 23 February 2015. ObiNwakanma (26 July 2009). "Omafume onoge was an organic intellectual". Vanguard...
African perspective on higher education. Peter Lang. ISBN 0-8204-7626-9. Nwakanma, Obi (2010). Christopher Okigbo 1930-67: Thirsting for Sunlight. Boydell...
ORIZU". Anambra State. Retrieved 28 February 2010.[permanent dead link] Nwakanma, Obi (27 December 2015). "Nwafor Orizu was President of Nigeria". Adedayo...
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