Mark Nwagwu is a Nigerian poet,

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of cell molecular biology at the

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. His work has appeared on ''

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Early life and career

Nwagwu was born in Obaetiti, Nguru

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. He served as a senior lecturer at the

until his retirement in 2002. He is also a Fellow at

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Bibliography

*''Write Me A Poem'' (2021) *''Time Came Upon Me and Other Poems'' (2019) *''HelenaVenus'' (2013) *''Cat Man Dew'' (2012) *''Helen Not-of-Troy'' (2009)

References

1937 births Living people Igbo academics University of Ibadan alumni Nigerian academics Nigerian poets Nigerian male poets Fellows of the Nigerian Academy of Science {{Nigeria-writer-stub