Chielozona Eze

CHIELOZONA EZE grew up in Amokwe, Nigeria. He studied philosophy at St. Joseph's Major Seminary, Ikot Ekpene; Catholic theology with the Jesuits in Innsbruck, Austria, philosophy/literature and creative writing at Purdue University, USA. He is currently Professor of English and African literature at Northeastern Illinois University, Chicago. He has published poems and short stories in journals such as Eclectica, Wasafiri, MTLS and Northeast Review. He was shortlisted for the inaugural Brunel University African Poetry Prize in 2013. In 2016 he was selected as one of the new generation African poets whose chapbooks were published by the African Poetry Book Fund. His chapbook is titled Survival Kit.