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Godspower Oboido

  • Skill Category: Writers
  • Present Address: Tonbridge, England, UK
  • Country: Nigeria
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Biography

Godspower Samson Oboido (born 10 November 1988) is a Nigerian poet and cultural activist. He is the founder of the Nigerian Council for Cultural Diplomacy and Research. His poetic voice has been compared to that of Christopher Okigbo and Leopold Senghor, two leading all time figures of African poetry and influences that clearly mark Oboido’s style of poetry. Godspower Oboido began writing in Lagos after an unsuccessful attempt to pursue a career in film. In the beginning, he wrote many screenplays and stage plays, including “Shut up and sit down” which he self-published. He returned to Benin City where he started writing poetry. He said he had a longing to paint with words and slowly deviated from visual art. In 2014, Oboido’s first book of poetry, Songs of a Chicken Bone was released in Canada. The poet has been published in The Istanbul Review, Saraba Magazine, African writer, Nathaniel Turner, The Star, and elsewhere. In an article on National Mirror Newspaper, the poet was named alongside seven other writers, as the future of Nigerian Literature.

News / Ranking / Titbits / Awards

2016 Highly commended runner-up in the Queens Young Leaders Award from Her Majesty The Queen Elizabeth II.

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