On January 23, 2021, I arrived at my home village, Kikaikelaki*, for my traditional annual visit. On the way, I was stopped and questioned by a contingent of fully armed non-state fighters, who asked who I was and where I was going. I introduced myself and I invited them to meet me later in my house.
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Tanure Ojaide is a well-known Nigerian poet, but he is also the Frank Porter Graham Distinguished Professor of Africana Studies at UNC Charlotte. I met Tanure shortly after he came to UNC Charlotte in 1990, but it was not until last year that our mutual interest in poetry intersected.
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In celebration of National Poetry Month, we will profile all our poets, celebrate their poetry and books and build excitement for our second annual Spears Poetry Festival slated for November 2021!
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In this revealing interview, poet, author and professor, Joyce Ashuntantang talks about why literature matters, publishing and women’s contributions to Anglophone Cameroon and Africa literature…
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Our Cameroon-based readers and patrons may now order books directly from our website.
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