Uche Nduka
Encyclopedia
Uche Nduka is a Nigerian poet
, writer
, lecturer
and songwriter
who was awarded the Association of Nigerian Authors Prize for Poetry in 1997. He currently lives in New York
.
, Nigeria. He earned a B.A Combined Honours degree in English from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka in 1985. He has worked as the first Executive Secretary of the Association of Nigerian Authors (1987-1989), National Publicity secretary of ANA (1992-1995), and Lecturer in African Literature at the University of Bremen (1995-2001; 2003-2007). He has lived in Holland, Germany
and the USA.
Poet
A poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...
, writer
Writer
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, lecturer
Lecturer
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and songwriter
Songwriter
A songwriter is an individual who writes both the lyrics and music to a song. Someone who solely writes lyrics may be called a lyricist, and someone who only writes music may be called a composer...
who was awarded the Association of Nigerian Authors Prize for Poetry in 1997. He currently lives in New York
New York
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.
Life
Uche Nduka was born on 14th of October 1963 in UmuahiaUmuahia
Umuahia is the capital of Abia State in southeastern Nigeria. Umuahia is located along the rail road that lies between Port Harcourt to Umuahia's south and Enugu city to its north. Umuahia has a population of 359,230 according to the 2006 Nigerian census. Umuahia's indigenous ethnic group are the...
, Nigeria. He earned a B.A Combined Honours degree in English from the University of Nigeria, Nsukka in 1985. He has worked as the first Executive Secretary of the Association of Nigerian Authors (1987-1989), National Publicity secretary of ANA (1992-1995), and Lecturer in African Literature at the University of Bremen (1995-2001; 2003-2007). He has lived in Holland, Germany
Germany
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and the USA.
Career
Nduka's volumes of poetry are Flower Child (1988), Second Act (1994), The Bremen Poems (1995), Chiaroscuro (1997) (winner of the Association of Nigerian Authors Poetry Prize), If Only the Night (2002), Heart’s Field (2005) and Eel on Reef (2007). Nduka edited the anthologies, Poets in Their Youth (1988), and Und auf den Straßen eine Pest: Junge Nigerianische Lyrik (1996). Nduka has also written Belltime Letters (2000), a book of commentaries and whimsical meditations in prose. His work has been translated into German and Dutch.Poetry, Main Collections
- Flower Child, (Update Communications, 1988)
- Second Act, (1994)
- The Bremen Poems, (New Leaf Press, 1995)
- Chiaroscuro, (Yeti Press, 1997)
- Belltime Letters, (New Leaf Press, 2000)
- Heart's Field, (Yeti Press, 2005)
- eel on reef, (Akashic Books, 2007)
Poetry Anthologies
- edited by Uche Nduka
- Poets in Their Youth, (Osiris, Lagos; 1988)
- Und Auf den Strassen Eine Pest, (Horleman Verlag, Bad Unkel; 1996)