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    Niyi Osundare

    Niyi Osundare

    Born (1947-03-12) 12 March 1947 (age 77)
    Ikere-Ekiti, Nigeria
    Occupation
    • Poet
    • playwright
    • literary critic
    • linguist
    NationalityNigerian
    Alma materAmoye Grammar School, Christ's School, University of Ibadan, University of Leeds, York University
    GenrePoetry, plays, literary criticism
    Years active1981–present
    Notable worksSongs of the Marketplace (1983), The Eye of the Earth (1986), Waiting Laughters (1990), Green: Sighs of Our Ailing Planet (2022)
    Notable awardsAssociation of Nigerian Authors Poetry Prize 1986, 1989, & 1994, Commonwealth Poetry Prize 1986, NOMA Award 1991, Tchicaya U Tam'si Prize for African Poetry 2008, Nigerian National Order of Merit 2014

    Nigerian writer (born 1947)

    Niyi Osundare is a Nigerian poet, dramatist, linguist, and literary critic.

    Born on 12 March 1947, in Ikere-Ekiti,[1] Nigeria, his poetry is influenced by the oral poetry of