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I stay very long in the river And I become a fish With a head made of coral And fins which tame the distance…
Niyi Osundare (born in Ikere-Ekiti, Nigeria, in 1947) is an essayist, writer for the theatre, lecturer and one of Nigeria's most celebrated poet. He has published 18 volumes of poetry, several plays, essays, articles and criticism. Previously a professor at the English Institute of the University of Ibadan, he is currently Distinguished Professor of English at the University of New Orleans. His poetry combines concepts and traditions of the Yoruba culture with Marxist approaches. He uses mythological concepts to underline his struggle against social injustice and inhumanity. Niyi Osundare’s prizes include the 1991 Noma Award, the 1998 Fonlon-Nichols Award and the 2008 Tchicaya U Tam’si Award for African Poetry, one of Africa’s most prestigious poetry prizes. In 2014 he received the Nigerian National Order of Merit Award, Nigeria’s highest distinction for outstanding creative and intellectual achievement.)
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I looked round for vendors of my own past, For that Hall where, many seasons ago, My Continent was sliced up like a juicy mango…
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Deep green, my testament, as I forage through this forest of vanished glories, my memory one shell of naked echoes…
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The moon is playing hide-and-seek Behind the clouds. A mellow smile Lingers on the lips of the sky…
In the Beginning was not the Word In the Word was the Beginning…
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Some days know the secret leaning of the heart their auricles are acres of clay…
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The Lion stakes his claim To the leadership of the pack But the Antelopes remember…