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This month's newsletter from the editor.
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Share an evening of poetry and discussion with Nigerian poet, Niyi Osundare
Date:Saturday 12 May
Time:6-8pm
Venue:Peepal Tree Press, 17 Kings Ave, Burley, Leeds, LS6 1QS
Buses: 49, 50, 50A, 18, 18a
Cost: Free (space is limited e-mail contact@peepaltreepress.com to reserve a space
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. He regards his calling as a writer and his profession as a teacher as essentially complementary.
He was educated on three continents: B.A. (Honours) from the University of Ibadan, Nigeria, M.A. from the University of Leeds in England, and Ph.D. from York University, Toronto, Canada. The wide and varied exposure accruing from this has proved very useful for his writing and teaching careers. Born in Nigeria, one of the most linguistically and culturally heterogeneous countries in the world, he learnt early in life the complexities and challenges of diversity.
He began his teaching career at the University of Ibadan in 1974 and rose to the position of full professor there in 1989. From 1993 to 1997, he was the chair of its Department of English. He was a Fulbright scholar at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1990 to 1991, and in 1991/92, an associate professor of English at the University of New Orleans, where he returned as full professor in 1997, and was selected university research professor in 2001. His areas of specialization are African literature, literature of the African diaspora, literary stylistics, sociolinguistics, and creative writing.
This is Niyi Osundare's first visit to the UK for many years, and he will only be appearing in Leeds (where he did his Masters at the University of Leeds) and in Plymouth. He and his wife survived Katrina in 2005, so we are glad to have him with us and welcome him back to Leeds!
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