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Adedayo Agarau
Adedayo Agarau is Nigerian poet, essayist and art administrator. Agarau is a member of the UnSerious Collective. He is the editor-in-chief of '' Agbowo'', an African literary magazine. He was a founding editor at IceFloe Press, Canada as the New International Voices editor and African Chapbook Acquisition manager. Agarau curated and edited ''Memento: An Anthology of Contemporary Nigerian Poetry.'' Adedayo is a Cave Canem Fellow and a Wallace Stegner Fellow at Stanford University '25. Work Agarau is the author of three poetry chapbooks: ''For Boys Who Went'', 2016, ''The Origin of Name'' which was selected for a chapbook box edited by Kwame Dawes and Chris Abani in 2020, and ''The Arrival of Rain'', published in 2020 by Vegetarian Alcoholic Press. His writing is leading conversations on the possibilities of a wave of the new generation Nigerian writers and have attracted wide review from magazines like ''Open Country'', ''YesPoetry'', and ''AfroCritik''. Agarau's poems have be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poetry Society Of America
The Poetry Society of America is a literary organization founded in 1910 by poets, editors, and artists. It is the oldest poetry organization in the United States. Past members of the society have included such renowned poets as Witter Bynner, Robert Frost, Langston Hughes, Edna St. Vincent Millay, Marianne Moore, and Wallace Stevens. History In 1910, the Poetry Society of America held its first official meeting in the National Arts Club in Manhattan, which is still home to the organization today. Jessie Belle Rittenhouse, a founding member and Secretary of the PSA, documented the founding of the Poetry Society of America in her autobiography ''My House of Life'' writing "It was not, however, to be an organization in the formal sense of the word, but founded upon the salon idea, a place where poets would gather to read and discuss their work and that of their contemporaries, the group to be united largely through the hospitality of our hosts at whose apartments it was proposed we ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nigerian Editors
Nigerians or the Nigerian people are citizens of Nigeria or people with ancestry from Nigeria. The name Nigeria was taken from the Niger River running through the country. This name was allegedly coined in the late 19th century by British journalist Flora Shaw, who later married Baron Frederick Lugard, a British colonial administrator. ''Nigeria'' is composed of various ethnic groups and cultures and the term Nigerian refers to a citizenship-based civic nationality. Nigerians derive from over 250 ethnic groups and languages.Toyin Falola. ''Culture and Customs of Nigeria''. Westport, Connecticut, USA: Greenwood Press, 2001. p. 4. Though there are multiple ethnic groups in Nigeria, economic factors result in significant mobility of Nigerians of multiple ethnic and religious backgrounds to reside in territories in Nigeria that are outside their ethnic or religious background, resulting in the mixing of the various ethnic and religious groups, especially in Nigeria's cities.To ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nigerian Poets
Nigerians or the Nigerian people are citizens of Nigeria or people with ancestry from Nigeria. The name Nigeria was taken from the Niger River running through the country. This name was allegedly coined in the late 19th century by British journalist Flora Shaw, who later married Baron Frederick Lugard, a British colonial administrator. ''Nigeria'' is composed of various ethnic groups and cultures and the term Nigerian refers to a citizenship-based civic nationality. Nigerians derive from over 250 ethnic groups and languages.Toyin Falola. ''Culture and Customs of Nigeria''. Westport, Connecticut, USA: Greenwood Press, 2001. p. 4. Though there are multiple ethnic groups in Nigeria, economic factors result in significant mobility of Nigerians of multiple ethnic and religious backgrounds to reside in territories in Nigeria that are outside their ethnic or religious background, resulting in the mixing of the various ethnic and religious groups, especially in Nigeria's cities.Toyin Fa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brunel University African Poetry Prize
Brunel International African Poetry Prize is a literary award aimed at the "development, celebration and promotion of poetry from Africa." The prize is sponsored by Brunel University and Bernardine Evaristo. In the past it has been partnered by Commonwealth Writers and the African Poetry Book Fund USA. It comes with a £3,000 honorarium. It is aimed at unpublished poets with a manuscript of ten poems. The prize was founded by British-Nigerian writer Bernardine Evaristo in part to help introduce African poets to readers outside of Africa, saying "It became clear to me that poetry from the continent could also do with a prize to draw attention to it and to encourage a new generation of poets who might one day become an international presence." She has managed the prize since 2011. Winners *2013 Warsan Shire (Somali–British) *2014 Liyou Libsekal (Ethiopia) *2015 Safia Elhillo (Sudan) and Nick Makoha (Uganda) joint-winners *2016 Gbenga Adesina (Nigeria) and Chekwube Danladi (Nige ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Splash FM (Nigeria)
Splash FM (105.5 MHz) is a radio station in Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria. The station broadcasts a full-service format with local news, talk programmes and music. It is owned by West Midlands Communications Limited. History The station was founded by Chief Adebayo Muritala Akande, the "Agbaakin Olubadan of Ibadan Land", and began broadcasting on 22 March 2007. It was the first independent radio station in the city of Ibadan. The station's main objective is to bridge the gap between the existing station and the populace in Ibadan by fulfilling the major responsibilities of broadcasting, entertainment and public enlightenment. In view of this, it was rebranded the "Integrity Station" or "Radio Omoluabi" in Yoruba on 25 August 2008 by the Independent Corrupt Practices Commission (ICPC). Marathon The Splash FM/ICPC Integrity Marathon is organized annually by Splash FM and the ICPC. It celebrates the station's anniversary and sensitizes the public to the fight against corrupti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Isele Magazine
''Isele Magazine'' is a literary magazine that publishes fiction, poetry, essays, interviews, and book reviews. History ''Isele Magazine'' was founded in July 2020 by Nigerian novelist Ukamaka Olisakwe Ukamaka Evelyn Olisakwe (born 24 October 1982) is a Nigerian feminist author, short-story writer, and screenwriter. In 2014 she was chosen as one of 39 of Sub-Saharan Africa's most promising writers under the age of 40, showcased in the Afri .... In an interview with ''Open Country Mag'', she explained that the magazine is a tribute to late grandmother, alias 'Isele Nwanyi', who was a dancer and a performance poet. The magazine published its first issue in July 2020 and made a call for submissions, inviting "writers and artists who hold a mirror to our society, who challenge conventional expectations about ways of being, how to be, and who decides who should be." In October 2021, the magazine published a call for ''The Woman Issue'', seeking submissions that "subvert th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lolwe
''Lolwe'' is an online magazine that publishes fiction, literary criticism, personal essays, photography, and poetry. History ''Lolwe'' was founded in January 2020 by Kenyan writer and editor Troy Onyango. According to the website the origin of the name is, "''Lolwe:'' From ''Nam Lolwe,'' the original or traditional Luo name for Lake Victoria meaning "endless lake/water body". Therefore, ''Lolwe'' meaning ''endless,'' meaning ''"having or seeming to have no end or limit"."'' The publication made a call out for submissions for its inaugural issue for work that is "bold, different, and blurs or pushes boundaries." In an interview, the founder revealed that the magazine was inspired by literary magazines like ''Saraba Magazine, Chimurenga, Bakwa'', and '' Kwani?''. This publication accepts submissions by Black authors (African, Caribbean and in the Diaspora)."Who can submit: Black (African, Caribbean, Diaspora) artists." https://web.archive.org/web/20220122212737/https://lolwe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frontier Poetry
''Frontier Poetry'' is an American poetry magazine and publisher based in Portland, Oregon and Los Angeles, California. Established in 2016 by founding editors, Kim Winternheimer and Joshua Roark, the publication serves a platform for publishing and discovering new and emerging poets. It actively seeking work from previously unpublished writers. ''Frontier Poetry'' receives over 70,000 visitors monthly, and as of December 2017 is ranked in top five page rank for online poetry publishers on the web. Working with authors such as Pulitzer Prize winner Tyehimba Jess and industry leaders such as Don Share of Poetry Magazine and Jeff Shotts of Graywolf Press ''Frontier Poetry'' awards an "Award for New Poets" annually, which showcases and promotes emerging poets. It also publishes poetry weekly by new writers online, as well as essays and commentary from guests including: Kwame Dawes of '' Prairie Schooner'', John Skoyles of '' Ploughshares'', Xandria Phillips of Winter Tangerin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Poet Lore
''Poet Lore'' is an English-language literary magazine based in Bethesda, Maryland. Established in 1889 by Charlotte Porter and Helen Archibald Clarke, two progressive young Shakespeare scholars who believed in the evolutionary nature of literature, ''Poet Lore'' is the oldest continuously published poetry journal in the United States. Porter and Clarke, who were life partners as well as co-editors, launched the magazine as a forum on "Shakespeare, Browning, and the Comparative Study of Literature" but soon sought out the original work of living writers—featuring more drama than poetry at first, and moving beyond North America and Europe to publish in translation the work of writers from Asia, South America, and the Middle East. In its early decades, the magazine featured poetry by Rabindranath Tagore, Frederic Mistral, Rainier Maria Rilke, Stephane Mallarmé, and Paul Verlaine. The first translation of Chekhov's ''The Seagull'' appeared in its pages. The Writer's Center, a lite ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cave Canem Foundation
Cave Canem Foundation is an American 501(c)(3) organization founded in 1996 by poets Toi Derricotte and Cornelius Eady to remedy the underrepresentation and isolation of African-American poets in Master of Fine Arts (MFA) programs and writing workshops across the United States. It is based in Brooklyn, New York. Cave Canem programs include an annual summer retreat, regional workshops, first- and second-book poetry prizes, anthology publication and national readings and panels. The organization has also published two anthologies, ''Gathering Ground: A Reader Celebrating Cave Canem’s First Decade'', edited by Derricotte and Eady (University of Michigan Press, 2006), and ''The Ringing Ear: Black Poets Lean South'', edited by Nikky Finney (University of Georgia Press, 2007). In September 2016, National Book Foundation awarded Cave Canem the Literarian Award for service to the American literary community. History Founded in 1996 by poets Toi Derricotte and Cornelius Eady, Cave Can ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Iowa Review
''The Iowa Review'' is an American literary magazine that publishes fiction, poetry, essays, and reviews. History and profile Founded in 1970, ''Iowa Review'' is issued three times a year, during the months of April, August, and December. Originally, it was released on a quarterly basis. This frequency of publication lasted until its fourteenth year. It is published at The University of Iowa in Iowa City. According to former editor David Hamilton, ''The Iowa Review'' has a circulation of about 3,000, of which 1,000-1,500 are distributed to major bookstore chains. The reading period for unsolicited submissions occurs between August and October in fiction and poetry and August and November in nonfiction, whereas contest submissions for the Iowa Review Awards are read in January. In addition to space dedicated in the December issue to the Iowa Review Awards winners, the magazine has recently featured work from The University of Iowa's biannual ''NonfictioNow'' conference and from w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
