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Niyi Osundare

Nigerian writer · Nigeria · Writers · Born 1947 · age 79

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Niyi Osundare is a Nigerian poet, dramatist, linguist, and literary critic. Born on 12 March 1947, in Ikere-Ekiti, Nigeria, his poetry is influenced by the oral tradition of his Yoruba culture, which he hybridizes with other poetic traditions of the world, including African-American, Latin American, Asian, and...

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2008Tchicaya U Tam'si Prize for African poetryAward1997Honorary Doctor of the University of Toulouse-IIAward1991Noma Award for Publishing in AfricaAward1947Born12 March 1947

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Tchicaya U Tam'si Prize for African poetry2008
Honorary Doctor of the University of Toulouse-II1997
Noma Award for Publishing in Africa1991

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Niyi Osundare is a Nigerian poet, dramatist, linguist, and literary critic. Born on 12 March 1947, in Ikere-Ekiti, Nigeria, his poetry is influenced by the oral tradition of his Yoruba culture, which he hybridizes with other poetic traditions of the world, including African-American, Latin American, Asian, and European.

Country
Nigeria
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
living
Dates
Born 1947 · age 79

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