Ijeoma Umebinyuo
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Ijeoma Umebinyuo is a Nigerian poet. She is considered one of Sub-Saharan Africa's best modern poets.[1] She started writing at the age of seven[2][unreliable source?] and her short stories and poems have appeared in publications such as The Stockholm Review of Literature,[3] The Rising Phoenix Review[4] and The MacGuffin. Her TEDx talk was called "Dismantling The Culture of Silence".[1] She has a book of poems called Questions for Ada[5] and her work has been translated into many languages, including Turkish, Portuguese, Russian and French.[6]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Boakye, Bridget (30 January 2018). "[Poetic Attack] 'Questions for Ada' by Nigerian poet Ijeoma Umebinyuo". Face2Face Africa. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
- ^ Witt, Laura (20 February 2017). "Decolonizing Poetry: an interview with Ijeoma Umebinyuo". Medium. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
- ^ "The Incident, by Ijeoma Umebinyuo". The Stockholm Review. 17 July 2016. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
- ^ "Farewell By Ijeoma Umebinyuo". The Rising Phoenix Review. 2016-04-22. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
- ^ "On Womanhood and Belonging: A dialogue with Ijeoma Umebinyuo". Africa in Dialogue. 20 November 2016. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
- ^ "One Day in the Life of Ijeoma Umebinyuo". Read Wildness. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
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