Obi nwakanma biography definition
Born and raised in southern Nigeria, Obi Nwakanma is an Igbo poet and scholar of African and African diasporan literature..
Obi Nwakanma
Nigerian writer, critic and academic (born 1966)
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| 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.
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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 wh