Ijeoma Umebinyuo

Ijeoma Umebinyuo is a Nigerian poet. She is considered one of Sub-Saharan Africa's best modern poets.[1] Her short stories and poems have appeared in publications such as The Stockholm Review of Literature,[2] The Rising Phoenix Review[3] and The MacGuffin. Her TEDx talk was called "Dismantling The Culture of Silence".[1] She has a book of poems called Questions for Ada[4] and her work has been translated into many languages, including Turkish, Portuguese, Russian and French.[5]

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References
  1. Boakye, Bridget (30 January 2018). "[Poetic Attack] 'Questions for Ada' by Nigerian poet Ijeoma Umebinyuo". Face2Face Africa. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  2. "The Incident, by Ijeoma Umebinyuo". The Stockholm Review. 17 July 2016. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  3. "Farewell By Ijeoma Umebinyuo". The Rising Phoenix Review. 2016-04-22. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  4. "On Womanhood and Belonging: A dialogue with Ijeoma Umebinyuo". Africa in Dialogue. 20 November 2016. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  5. "One Day in the Life of Ijeoma Umebinyuo". Read Wildness. Retrieved 12 April 2018.


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