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Winner of the Association of Nigerian Authorspoetry prize and currently studying at Cornell,Ogaga Ifowodo has worked for eight years withNigeria's foremost human rights group, the CivilLiberties Organisation, and was detained for twoyears by the military regime of General SaniAbacha, experiences which have deeply coloured hisprofound and striking poetry. "Not since PabloNeruda have I encountered a poet who betterevidences the heart's full range" - Ken McClane,WEB Du Bois Prof. of Literature, Cornell "A majorpoetic voice of his generation" - Biodun Jeyifo

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• Amazon Sales Rank: #3508093 in Books
• Published on: 2003-09-01
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 90 pages