Style is an important aspect of literary analysis of text. Not my business, niyi osundare poetry teaching resources. Among his many prizes are the tchicaya u tamsi award for african poetry generally regarded as africas highest poetry prize and. Professor niyi osundare who called the study, in a telephone interview. Osundare appears to combine in his work concepts and. In not my business, the people around the voice of the poem are unjustly taken in nigeria, but the voice says that it is not his business if he is not taken. Niyi osundare is one of nigerias most prominent writers, and a winner of the commonwealth poetry prize and the noma award for publishing in africa 1991.
In an elegiac tone, osundare means this poem is something that would be read at a funeral. Not my business by niyi osundare the radical truth. Proverbs as aesthetics of meaning in osundares poetry. A survey of themes and technique aderemi bamikunle niyi osundare has published six books of poetry. It can be said with considerable justification that niyi osundare is one of themost fecund poets writing in africa today. Although african literature in its written form as against the traditional oral form has a relatively short pedigree, it has not failed to constantly renew itself by evolving, principally in its social. Previously professor from 1989 and head of english 199397 at the university of ibadan, he became professor of english at the university of new orleans in 1997. Ogunpitan, my teacher and friend, who provided invaluable materials on niyi osundare and nature poetry in particular. Niyi osundare was born to ariyoosu osundare, poet, singer, drummer, and farmer, and fasimia, indigo fingersweaver of fabrics and fables.
He regards his calling as a writer and his profession as a teacher as essentially complementary. Niyi osundare poems poems of niyi osundare poem hunter. Niyi osundare 1947 belongs to the second generation of nigerian poets whose. Professor niyi osundare osundares poem to feature in london olympics in a letter to professor osundare, the organisers disclosed that his poem will be on display in the country and aired in a special broadcast series by the british broadcasting corporation bbc to celebrate the hosting of the 2012 olympics by the city of london. Abuja abuu agreement banks beast behold belly blind broke claws clouds comes. Niyi osundare is, unarguably, one of the most prolific poets in nigerian history. A stylistic reading of selected poems from niyi osundares a city.
Although african literature in its written form as against the traditional oral form has a relatively short pedigree, it has not failed to constantly renew itself by evolving, principally in its social functionality, either as an avenue to demonstrate a cultural point of view or a satirical vista. Niyi osundares reading and discussion at tulanes african writers symposium dealt wit the genre of poetry as an interactive experience highlighting the synthesis of beauty and utility, and in its form, acting as a microcosm for osundares philosophies of art and life. Africas best poet professor niyi osundare in conversation with writerjournalist, kunle ajibade speaks about his life, poetry, ken sarowiwa and african literature. In songs of the marketplace, osundare sets forth the essentials of his poetry, particularly in his manifesto poem captioned poetry is. The character of literary forms always evolves with the passage of times. Eventually, he is taken but there is noone left to save him. Two poems by osundare, niyi world literature today, vol. Selected poems of niyi osundares as one of the prominent writer whose sociopolitical poems have gone a long way in addressing societal ills will be subjected to analysis in order to show the style and the aesthetic use of language osundare has used in his sociopolitical poems. Farewell to the scholar without borders by niyi osundare when serendipity conspires with fate, the result is almost invariably a combination of astonishment and eyepopping bewilderment. Love poems paperback december 29, 2006 by niyi osundare author visit amazons niyi osundare page. A poem is mostly a blend of two or more of the native yoruba oral poetic. Among his many prizes are the tchicaya u tamsi award for african poetry generally regarded as africas highest poetry prize and the fonlonnichols award for excellence in. This is what i try to express in my english lines too. Professor niyi osundare at ake book and arts festival here are 10 mindblowing things he.
Random blues is a poetry comprising fifty five poems random blues 155 with. Reflection of the struggle for a just society in selected. The commodification of the environment in n niyi osundares the eye of the earth uzoechi nwagbara introduction nigerian environmental writers which include niyi osundare, tanure ojaide, ken sarowiwa, odia ofeimun, and nnimmo bassey among others have articulated a way of reimagining the nigerian. This first collection of his poetry is the expression of a critical awareness in its exploration of the social situation in contemporary nigeria. Two poems by osundare, niyi world literature today. He has published 18 volumes of poetry, several plays, essays, articles and criticism. From the level of technical maturity, it is apparent that the poems of a nib in the pond. Phenomenal woman, still i rise, the road not taken, if you forget me, dreams. The dramatic structure of niyi osundares waiting laughters amani.
Literary historians in nigeria are wont to credit niyi osundare with being the leading. Besides, hispoetry is accessible because in it he assumes the voice of the unletteredpeasants and. Sandwiched between appearances in huddersfield friday 11th may and plymouth sunday th may was the city of leeds, where prof. The emergence of niyi osundare along with a new poetic revolution is perhaps the high.
Niyi osundare download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. Niyi osundare born in ikereekiti, nigeria, in 1947 is an essayist, writer for the theatre, lecturer and one of nigerias most celebrated poet. Not my business by niyi osundare by stephanie burke on prezi. Aug 03, 2015 prof niyi osundare reads a poem at hargeysa international book fair 2015. Anyokwu analyzes the poetry of one of africas most prolific and decorated contemporary poets, niyi osundare. Read all poems of niyi osundare and infos about niyi osundare.
Osundare advocates the poetry of performance performance instructions and musical effects are part of the poems as at once creative and deeply political. Osundares poetry and the yoruba worldview purdue epubs. The data for this work were sourced from niyi osundare s random blues, a collection of poems that was birthed through the inspiration which the poet drew from a group of his enthusiastic students at the university of new orleans. A pragmatic analysis of some selected poems in osundares. Previously professor from 1989 and head of english 199397 at the university of ibadan, he became professor of english at the university of new. Previously a professor at the english institute of the university of ibadan, he is. As part of his 1 niyi osundare, village voices ibadan.
The home of international awardwinning nigerian poet was devas. Pdf the essentials of niyi osundares poetry christopher. Critical analysis that carries an indepth focus has not. We analyze poems adopted from poem xv in the dream, the dream is a moon, in moonsongs. Conceived primarily as a blend of ofo incantatory poetry and oriki. Throughout this collection of poems osundare presents different scenes that. The essentials of niyi osundares poetry christopher anyokwu literary historians in. Three odd things to be at the same time, at all time, niyi osundare continues a healthy dialogue with his country and continent, without apologies, without compromise and without anxieties. It is used by its speakers to achieve diverse purposes such as reprimanding, encouraging, admiring, and persuading. Niyi osundare and earth poems mildred baryas house of life.
In his article osundare s poetry and the yoruba worldview christopher anyokwu analyses the use of indegienous yoruba concepts found in niyi osundare s texts. A nigerian of yoruba extraction,his poetry is richly coloured by common expressions of traditional life likeproverbs and songs which reflects the world view of his people. Indeed, niyi osundare is the poet of the alternative tradition par excellence. Comparing hurrican hits england and not my business essay comparing hurrican hits england and not my business the two poems i am to compare are grace nichols hurricane hits england a poem that shows that the whole world is one world and how a storm reminds a caribbean woman of home. He gained degrees at the university of ibadan ba, the university of leeds ma and york university, canada phd, 1979. May 31, 2007 poet and scholar niyi osundare breezed through britain recently, making links with readers and writers, on his first visit to the country for several years. The earth will survive global environmental literature. A sociostylistic analysis of niyi osundares blues for the new senate king rafiu jimoh phd1 and ibitayo o.
Proverbs as aesthetics of meaning in osundares poetry yomi. A stylistic analysis of selected niyi osundares sociopolitical poetry a stylistic analysis of selected niyi osundares socio political poetry abstract language is a vital medium through which human beings express themselves. Osundare merges the present and the future to reach the climax of his work. First literature from fatherthe songs father sang to the music of traditional drums. Literary historians in nigeria are wont to credit niyi osundare with being the. In our exploration of ecoconflict between the natural and the built environments, we examined niyi osundare. Why do you think the poet chose to set them out in this way. He regards his calling as a writer and his profession as a teacher as essentially. Style and the new poetic revolution in niyi osundares poetry.
Osundare appears to combine in his work concepts and traditions of yoruba. These different temporalities merge with the forest as a landscape and. Proverb incorporation, proverb reformulation and manipulation are osundares rhetorical forte. Winner of the commonwealth poetry prize for 1986, niyi osundare is one of nigerias most prominent younger writers. Memory and homecoming in niyi osundares the eye of the earth. Ikenna kamalu, my teacher and friend, in the area of metaphorization. Niyi osundare was born to ariyoosu osundare, poet, singer, drummer, and farmer. Myth and history in the poetry of osundare i begin by reflecting briefly upon some comments made by chinua achebe, nigeri as foremost novelist and doyen of modern african literature. Son of the land, as his father was a cocoa farmer and mother a weaver. Songs of the marketplace 1983, village voices 1984, a nib in the pond 1986, the eye of the earth 1986, moonsongs 1988, and waiting laughters 1990. Osundare studied for his masters degree during 197374. Popular poetry and the search for development in the modern state calabar a cultural and unforgettable experience 15th 17th july, 2019.
Since then nigerians have seen the best in poetry and other literary forms in the years that followed of 2016, 2017, and last year. Niyi osundare poems, quotations and biography on niyi osundare poet page. Poet, dramatist, critic, essayist, and media columnist, niyi osundare has authored over ten volumes of poetry, two books of selected poems, four plays, a book of essays, and numerous articles on literature, language, culture, and society. The poem is set up to be repetitive continue reading. The essentials of niyi osundares poetry flinders academic.
In his article osundares poetry and the yoruba worldview christopher anyokwu analyses the use of indegienous yoruba concepts found in niyi osundares texts. Findings reveal that osundare employs the resources of language in a special way to create meaning, project life and culture, communicate truth, and express the beauty of art. The data for this work were sourced from niyi osundares random blues, a collection of poems that was birthed through the inspiration which the poet drew from a group of his enthusiastic students at the university of new orleans. The first poem in back to earth, forest echoes, establishes the mood of. I sing of change by niyi osundare 4 posts add message report. The present collection testifies, wholly convincingly, to the poets belief that language the word defines personal and social history, expression and identity.
The present collection testifies, wholly convincingly, to the poets belief that language the word defines personal and social history, expression. Niyi osundare is a prolific nigerian poet, dramatist and literary critic. Niyi osundare, interview with martijn meijer, 2002 see poetry. Nigerian poet niyi osundares worldview we find in his poetry and other texts. Moonsongs won honourable mention in the 1989 noma award. Pdf myth and history in the poetry of osundare researchgate. Odetade2 1department of english, adeyemi federal university of education, ondo 2obafemi awolowo university, ileife abstract. Two days at niyi osundare international poetry festival. Jul 05, 2018 the niyi osundare poetry festival was set up in 2015 to celebrate both poetry and osundare one of the most recognised names on the continent where poetry is concerned.
In yoruba, you dont say i am going to read poetry, you say i am going to sing, to chant poetry. A poem is mostly a blend of two or more of the native yoruba oral poetic sub. Surprisingly it seems to have been around since 1988. In the course of writing he has come to produce a blend of poetry that. One of the striking things about this poem is osundares way of seeing his father, the farmer, in the metaphor of. Niyi osundare poet, dramatist, critic, essayist, and media columnist, niyi osundare has authored over ten volumes of poetry, two books of selected poems, four plays, a book of essays, and numerous articles on literature, language, culture, and society. The eye of the earth let earths pain be soothed within the poem by niyi osundare, let earths pain be soothed, the dire need for rain on the land is apparent.
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