Obi Nwakanma | |
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Born | Ibadan, Oyo State | December 18, 1966
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 the 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]
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 Masters 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]