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Niyi Osundare

Niyi Osundare

Poet, dramatist, critic, essayist, and media columnist, Niyi Osundare has authored over ten volumes of poetry, two books of selected poems, four plays, a book of essays, and numerous articles on literature, language, culture, and society. He regards his calling as a writer and his profession as a teacher as essentially complementary.

He was educated on three continents: B.A. (Honours) from the University of Ibadan, Nigeria, M.A. from the University of Leeds in England, and Ph.D. from York University, Toronto, Canada. The wide and varied exposure accruing from this has proved very useful for his writing and teaching careers. Born in Nigeria, one of the most linguistically and culturally heterogeneous countries in the world, he learnt early in life the complexities and challenges of diversity.

He began his teaching career at the University of Ibadan in 1974 and rose to the position of full professor there in 1989. From 1993 to 1997, he was the chair of its Department of English. He was a Fulbright scholar at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1990 to 1991, and in 1991/92, an associate professor of English at the University of New Orleans, where he returned as full professor in 1997, and was selected university research professor in 2001. His areas of specialization are African literature, literature of the African diaspora, literary stylistics, sociolinguistics, and creative writing

  • Days
    Days
    by Niyi Osundare
    HEBN Publishers, Nigeria
  • The Eye of the Earth
    The Eye of the Earth
    by Niyi Osundare
    HEBN Publishers, Nigeria
  • Midlife
    Midlife
    by Niyi Osundare
    HEBN Publishers, Nigeria
  • Moonsongs
    Moonsongs
    by Niyi Osundare
    Spectrum Books, Nigeria
  • Songs of the Marketplace
    Award
    Songs of the Marketplace
    by Niyi Osundare
    Niyi Osundare, Nigeria
  • Songs of the Season
    Award
    Songs of the Season
    by Niyi Osundare
    HEBN Publishers, Nigeria
  • The State Visit
    The State Visit
    by Niyi Osundare
    Kraft Books, Nigeria
  • Tender Moments. Love Poems
    Tender Moments. Love Poems
    by Niyi Osundare
    University Press, Nigeria, Nigeria
  • Two Plays
    Two Plays
    by Niyi Osundare
    University Press, Nigeria, Nigeria
  • Waiting Laughters
    Award
    Waiting Laughters
    by Niyi Osundare
    Niyi Osundare, Nigeria
  • The Word is an Egg
    The Word is an Egg
    by Niyi Osundare
    Kraft Books, Nigeria
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