Not my business by niyi osundare by stephanie burke on prezi. The study used ecocriticism, an aspect of literary criticism, as its theory, and interfaced this with the comparative literary approach. Analysis of not my business by niyi osundare naija poets. Activities in this resource are aimed at pupils in lower secondary school s1s3. Dec 01, 2009 osundare dramatises the role of the poet in his volume of poems entitled a nib in the pond 1986.
A survey of themes and technique aderemi bamikunle niyi osundare has published six books of poetry. This paper is an attempt to access selected poems from the nigerian poet, niyi osundare. Wisheswish i could still laugh with the lotuson the bank of the nile take off my clothes and dive into the zambezi join spirit dancersin the middle of the. Niyi osundare s free verse poem not my business is about the way that tyranny grows if not opposed. An ecocritical perspective by fortress isaiah a ayinuola cupg0401 a thesis submitted to the department of languages, college of development studies cds of covenant university ota, nigeria in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the award of doctor of.
He regards his calling as a writer and his profession as a teacher as. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. Anyokwu postulates that osundare appears to combine in his work concepts and traditions of yoruba culture and marxist ideology which, as anyokwu argues, locates osundare with other revolutionaryminded radical poets such as pablo neruda. Pdf a stylistic analysis of selected poems in niyi. They picked akanni up one morningbeat him soft like clayand stuffed him down the belly. Waiting for the rain for hugh masekela by niyi osundare. Jul 09, 2012 besides jack mapanje, we had niyi osundare, whom we loved because of his allegory, his closeness to earth, how so attached he was to land.
The series brings authors, poets, playwrights, and journalists of african descent to flint, michigan. The written world a classroom resource using the poem raindrum by nigerian poet niyi osundare. Write a full paragraph explaining detailing analysing the message osundare makes in this poem. The aim was to show how the poets spaciotemporal realities undergird their delineations of the natural environment in their poetry. Books by niyi osundare author of city without people. The visiting africanafrican diaspora artist series is a partnership between the university of michiganflint and the flint public library, funded in part by the ruth mott foundation.
He is professor of english at universities of new orleans and ibadan. 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. Harry garuba, by niyi osundare premium times opinion. An approach to selected poems of niyi osundare sryahwa. Pdf a stylistic analysis of selected poems in niyi osundares. Apr 11, 2012 niyi osundare alupayida metamorphosis i stay very long in the river and i become a fish with a head made of coral and fins which tame the distance of billowing depths i stay very long in the fish and i become a mountain with a mistcradled crest and feet carpeted by. Niyi osundare has also published four plays and essays on literature, politics and culture. 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. The present collection testifies, wholly convincingly, to the poets belief that language the word defines personal and social history, expression. Niyi osundare has 18 books on goodreads with 619 ratings.
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. Niyi osundare is a nigerian prolific poet, dramatist and literary critic. Osundares poetry and the yoruba worldview by christopher. Osundare has been variously labelled by critics who have popularized. Hailing from nigeria, niyi osundare finds an outlet in his poem not my business to express his views of the actions taken by repressive regimes such as the one that exists in his own country. Two poems by osundare, niyi world literature today, vol. This story is set in nigeria but could apply to other countries too. Osundare have used poetryto promote a healthy and sustainable environment. Niyi osudare not my business poem by african poems.
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. Alliteration and assonance in niyi osundares songs of the marketplace. It offers three different stories of oppression followed by the experience of the speaker. Festival held at the university of ibadan, nigeria, may 2627, 2015. He is a new orleansnigerian poet, dramatist, critical essayist, and columnist.
Niyi osundare is currently visiting professor of african literature at. Alliteration and assonance in niyi osundares songs of the. Among his many prizes are the tchicaya u tamsi award for african poetry generally regarded as africas highest poetry prize and. Analysis of the leader and the led by niyi osundare samuel enunwa. Niyi osundare born 1947 is a nigerian poet, playwright, essayist, and scholar. Not my business they picked akanni up one morning beat him soft like clay. Excursion is considered a fairly long poem built in niyi osundare s poetry collection songs of the marketplace.
In fact, oral african poets have been commenting on. A number of factors account for the historicizing imperative in his formal verse. Not my business is far beyond a poem, a poem sculptured by a professional poetic artist which recalled a past experience. He gained degrees at the university of ibadan ba, the university of leeds ma and york university, canada phd, 1979. Between the rich and the poor, niyi osundares excursion. A nigerian of yoruba extraction,his poetry is richly coloured by common expressions of traditional life likeproverbs and songs which. Analysis of the leader and the led by niyi osundare. Niyi osundare is a nigerian poet, dramatist, and academic and has authored over ten volumes of poetry and four plays.
Widely regarded as one of africas preeminent writers and scholars, niyi osundare is a nigerian poet, playwright, essayist, humanenvironmental rights activist, and distinguished professor of english. Waiting laughters is osundare s second volume of poetry, published to critical acclaim. Literary historians in nigeria are wont to credit niyi osundare with being the leading light or. This poem talks about human activities which are directly affecting the environment and creating crisis all around the planet. It can be said with considerable justification that niyi osundare is one of the most fecund poets writing in africa today. The very first time i saw not my business by niyi osundare, i so much liked it. Premium times march 21, 2020 harry garuba, by niyi osundare 20200321t17. Niyi narrated the poem through the third and the first person point of view. Osundare advocates the poetry of performance performance instructions and musical effects are part of the poems as at once creative and deeply political. Reflection of the struggle for a just society in selected. 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. The poetry of osundare, to all intents and purposes, is committed to social change. He regards his calling as a writer and his profession as a teacher as essentially complementary. We in nigeria as a whole need to look to sri lanka and see what could be if we.
Two days at niyi osundare international poetry festival. Two days after i saw the festival flyer, i found myself at the venuelead city university, ibadan. Oral poetry was part and parcel of everyday life of africans. 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. Niyi osundare wrote not my business in accusation of the murderous dictatorship of general sanni abacha who ruled nigeria from 1993 to 1998. Other published volumes of poetry include songs of the season 1987, moonsongs 1988, waiting laughters 1990, selected poems 1992, midlife 1993, the word is an egg 2000 and tender moments 2006. In 1991, it won the noma award for publishing in africa, the most prestigious book prize for new works published within the african continent. Osundares poetry and the yoruba worldview pdf paperity.
Nneoma metala rated it really liked it feb 11, 2017. 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. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Random blues is a poetry comprising fifty five poems random blues 155 with.
Analysis of the leader and the led by niyi osundare youtube. In songs of the marketplace, osundare sets forth the essentials of his poetry, particularly in his manifesto poem captioned poetry is. Poetry not my business mrs thomsens virtual english class. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Phenomenal woman, still i rise, the road not taken, if you forget me, dreams.
Osundare is an intensely political poet and a vehement champion for human rights. Professor niyi osundare is a teacher of language, a mild activist and a member of the association of nigerian authors ana. The poems of niyi osundare essay african literature. Ebscohost serves thousands of libraries with premium essays, articles and other content including osundare s poetry and the yoruba worldview. Songs of the marketplace niyi osundare pdf, download bookworm adventures volume 2 free full version, this thesis, entitled niyi osundare and the tradition of modern nigerian poetry. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. 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. Niyi osundares most popular book is so long a letter. The essentials of niyi osundares poetry flinders academic. Random blues is a poetry comprising fifty five poems. The people voted stoh blues eco conflict in niyi osundare s horses ufahamu a journal of african stus 0715cd017 of ilorin sensual and sensuous imagery as eco critical ysis the poem our earth will not niyi osundareeco conflict in niyi osundare s horses of memory anniyi osundare and derek walcott b 1947 smemory and homeing. Pdf the leader and the led analysis by niyi osundare. He won many awards including the association of nigerian authors poetry prize, the cadburyana poetry prize, commonwealth poetry prize, and the noma award.
Read all poems of niyi osundare and infos about niyi osundare. This is what i try to express in my english lines too. This poem evokes earths well being in the future through his optimistic voice which does not believe that the earth will end. It can be said with considerable justification that niyi osundare is one of themost fecund poets writing in africa today. Like many of the postmodern poetry that blossomed in the twentieth century. One of the most prolific and highly regarded of nigerias contemporary poets, osundare s work utilizes a wide. The character of literary forms always evolves with the passage of times. Poet, dramatist, critic, essayist, and media columnist, niyi osundare has authored 18 books of poetry, two books of selected poems, with individual poems in over 70 journals and magazines across the world, four plays, a book of essays, and numerous monographs and articles on literature, language, culture, and society. And with that, a book, and the trajectory of the enchanted life of one of africas most prominent published poets began. 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. Why do you think the poet chose to set them out in this way. In his article myth and history in the poetry of osundare christopher anyokwu examines the interrelation of myth and history from an african perspective.
Six poems from niyi osundare in african writingonline. How does it change challenge support your perspectiveviews. Previously a professor at the english institute of the university of ibadan, he is. Founded in 1996 by the academy of american poets, natio. Eventually, he is taken but there is noone left to save him. 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. The poet niyi osundare was born 1947 in ikere ekiti, ekiti state, nigeria. Use evidence quotes and make reference to the language features. Not my business structure look closely at the first three stanzas of not my business by niyi osundare what is unusual about the way they are set out on the page. Niyi osundare was born in ikereekiti, nigeria, in 1947. The author has won numerous awards for his poetry including the commonwealth poetry prize 1986, the cadbury poetry prize 1989 and in 1991 the noma award, africas most prestigious book prize.
Niyi osundare s most popular book is so long a letter. Niyi osundare s poetry s cholarship on the poetry of the nigerian writer niyi osundare continues to privilege the social and political content of his work, in addition, of course, to his fascinating appropriation of the techniques of indigenous yoruba poetry. Several studies have been carried out on the old poetry of niyi osundare using both literary and linguistic approaches. It gives a detailed summary of niyi osundare s poem titled the leader and the led with line by analysis and the styes used in writing the poem. He reminded us of simple pleasures based on things you can touch and feel.
One of the striking things about this poem is osundares way of seeing his father, the farmer, in the metaphor of. In yoruba, you dont say i am going to read poetry, you say i am going to sing, to chant poetry. Not my business by niyi osundare the radical truth. The katrina poems by niyi osundare online at alibris.
Songs of the marketplace 1983, village voices 1984, a nib in the pond 1986, the eye of the earth 1986, moonsongs 1988. From the level of technical maturity, it is apparent that the poems of a nib in the pond. Niyi osundare born in ikereekiti, nigeria, in 1947 is an essayist, writer for the theatre, lecturer and one of nigerias most celebrated poet. Niyi osundare as a poet of african journals online. Read, highlight, and take notes, across web, tablet, and phone. The essentials of niyi osundares poetry researchgate. I have read some of his worksincluding his valedictory lecture the universe in the university and his monograph the writer as righterand watched him speak on many occasions. Songs of the marketplace, a nib in the pond and village voices, yield language that contrasts with this torrent of abuse is therefore. Niyi osundare and earth poems mildred baryas house of life. Besides, hispoetry is accessible because in it he assumes the voice of the unletteredpeasants and. 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. Interestingly, niyi osundare seems to draw at once upon almost all of these poetic subgenres when composing his poems.
It is a poetic irony refecting the journey as undertaken by the poet through the. He has published 18 volumes of poetry, several plays, essays, articles and criticism. Niyi osundare, interview with martijn meijer, 2002 see poetry. He was formerly professor of english at the university of new orleans, usa. He goes from modern times mentioning snakeskin shoes and mercedes tyres to centuries continue reading. Niyi osundare poems poems of niyi osundare poem hunter. Aug 03, 2015 prof niyi osundare reads a poem at hargeysa international book fair 2015.
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