Uche Nduka was born in Nigeria in the 1960s and is bilingual in Igbo and English. His poetic work has also been translated into German, Finnish, Italian, Dutch, and Romanian. After living in Germany and Holland, he moved to the United States in 2007, where he has been teaching and publishing ever since, as well …
Facing You is a collection of love lyrics, as well as an exploration of what goes into making the public and private self, from acclaimed Nigerian American poet Uche Nduka. Passionate and erotic, Facing You resists being hermetically sealed within the relationship, and is subject to the intrusions of “the dubious world” war, exile, protest, and police violence …
”[…] Ehkä vesiliirto ohjaa meitä. Se ei ole surullista eikä katkeraa. […]” (Uche Nduka) ”[…] Edes kuviteltuja kesäpäiviä ei koskaan voi katsella myöhemmin kylliksi hidastettuna.” (Katriina Ranne) Runodialogiteos Nosta minut ja laske yhteen sai kipinänsä afrikkalaisen lyriikan antologiasta Korallia ja suolakiteitä (Poesia 2015). Sen toimittaja Katriina Ranne vaihtoi sähköpostiviestejä Uche Ndukan kanssa, mikä johti säkeiden jakamiseen harvakseltaan …
Kristiania is proud to announce the publication of Uche Nduka’s collection of poems Living in Public. In Nduka’s Living in Public, the spheres of daily living, history, politics and love are not separated. In this book the sensual is sacred. The poetry is both understated and confrontational. Complacency is anathema to this long poem that passionately unfolds …
Nine East is an assured, mesmerising and fun book of poetry in which every breath of love and life is captured in organic music. Uche Nduka – poet, essayist, songwriter, collagist – is ranked among the most innovative writers of his generation. His books include Flower Child (1988), Second Act (1994), The Bremen Poems (1995/99), …
How many poetries are there; how many could there be? The poetry of investigation, the poetry of protest, personal poetry, national poetry, international poetry, documentary poetry, poetry of war and peace, emotional, environmental, philosophical, identity poetry. And what’s at the root of all these poetries, if anything? Poetry as a way of approaching the world …
Black Goat is an independent poetry imprint of Akashic Books created and curated by award-winning Nigerian author Chris Abani (author of Becoming Abigail and Song for Night). Black Goat is committed to publishing well-crafted poetry with a focus on experimental or thematically challenging work. The series aims to create a proportional representation of female poets and non-American poets, particularly poets from …