Niyi Osundare's guest appearances

Niyi Osundare

The Reading Life

WRBH Reading Radio Original Programming Podcasts

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Rodrigo Toscano

Megan Holt

Michael Zapata

Sandy Rosenthal

Jami Attenberg

Daniel José Older

Megan Burns

Zachary Lazar

Maurice Carlos Ruffin

Clint Smith

Stacey Balkun

Gina Ferrara

Peter Cooley

Elizabeth Miki Brina

Keith O'Brien

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The Reading Life: Niyi Osundare

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Nigerian poet, playwright, essayist, and scholar; has authored over 18 books of poetry, two books of selected poems, four plays, two books of essays, and numerous scholarly articles and reviews. Among his many prizes are the Association of Nigerian Authors(ANA) Poetry Prize, the British Commonwealth Poetry Prize, the Noma Award(Africa's most prestigious Book Award), and the Fonlon/Nichols Award for "excellence in literary creativity combined with significant contributions to Human Rights in Africa". In 2014 he was admitted to the Nigerian National Order of Merit, (NNOM), Nigeria’s highest recognition for distinguished creative and intellectual achievement. He is currently Distinguished Professor of English, University of New Orleans, USA. Originally aired on November 11th 2017.

Figure of Speech: Poet Dr. Niyi Osundare