Tanure Ojaide featured in ‘Cultural identity in literature’

Source: The Nation

Renowned Nigerian poet Tanure Ojaide, the Frank Porter Graham Professor of Africana Studies, delivered an address at the University of Lagos, where in his address, “Experience the Power of Poetry,” Ojaide emphasized the importance of combining scholarly and creative achievements in academia. He shared his personal experience of becoming a professor in an American university due to his writing, noting that creative writers are highly valued in American universities.

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