Occupation Author, Academic Name Echezonachukwu Nduka Period 2012 - present | Role Poet | |
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Genre Poetry, Short story, Non-fiction Notable awards Bronze Prize of the Korea-Nigeria Poetry Feast Education University of Nigeria, Nsukka, Kingston University | ||
Poetry we wear purple robes echezonachukwu nduka
Echezonachukwu Chinedu Nduka (born 19 July 1989) is a Nigerian poet, short story writer and musicologist.
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- Poetry we wear purple robes echezonachukwu nduka
- Obianuju njoku performing a folk song and accompanied on the piano by echezonachukwu nduka
- Early life and education
- Academic and Literary career
- Poetry
- International Poetic Project
- Fiction
- Nonfiction
- Filmography
- References
Obianuju njoku performing a folk song and accompanied on the piano by echezonachukwu nduka
Early life and education
Nduka was born in Onitsha, Nigeria to an Anglican clergyman and educationist. He attended several mission schools as a result of his parents' vocation as ministers who were transferred to various stations. As a child who spent most of his time in the rectory and church environment, he joined The Boys Brigade, an organization founded in Glasgow, Scotland by Sir William Alexander Smith. Afterwards, he became a choirboy singing soprano and later, tenor.
Nduka attended Bishop Crowther Seminary, Awka. In 2006, he gained admission into the University of Nigeria to study Music, and graduated magna cum laude in 2010. Thereafter, he proceeded to Kingston University London, United Kingdom where he studied as a postgraduate student in Music with interests in Popular music, Music semiology, Songwriting and Comparative musicology.
Academic and Literary career
Nduka worked in Nigeria as a Lecturer in Alvan Ikoku Federal College of Education (now Alvan Ikoku University of Education), Owerri. In addition, he has worked as a freelance writer and columnist for The Nigerian Telegraph. He is one of the contributors on African Hadithi, a Pan-African online media platform where his essays and poetry have been published. His essay titled Preserving the Igbo Cultural Dogmas via Literature: From Chinua Achebe to Onyeka Nwelue garnered enormous readership and debates. Echezonachukwu Nduka has been listed as one of the five Nigerian contemporary writers to watch out for. An emerging voice in literary criticism, Nduka's published critical reviews and appraisals are centered on contemporary African literature with emphasis on poetry and fiction by authors of African descent.
Poetry
Nduka's poem Etude won the Bronze Prize at the 4th Korea-Nigeria Poetry Feast. In 2016, he emerged Winner of the 6th Korea-Nigeria Poetry Feast Prize for his poem Listen. One of his spoken word poems titled We Wear Purple Robes is a reflection on terrorism in Nigeria. His poems have been published in reputable literary journals and anthologies including Sentinel Nigeria, Sentinel Literary Quarterly, Kalahari Review, The Bombay Review, Bakwa, African Writer, Jalada, Saraba Magazine, Praxis Magazine for Arts and Literature, BrittlePaper, Tuck Magazine, The New Black Magazine, Black Communion: Poems of 100 New African Poets, From Here to There: A Cross Cultural Poetry Anthology, A Thousand Voices Rising: An Anthology of Contemporary African Poetry, The Solace of Nature: An Anthology of International Poetry, The Bombay Review: An Anthology of Short Fiction and Poetry. Some of his poems have been translated into Norwegian, French, and Arabic
International Poetic Project
In the summer of 2015, the 3rd edition of the international poetic project in honour of the legendary Russian poet, singer, songwriter and actor, Vladimir Vysotsky, was published in the US. The project, which is essentially a world poetry anthology compiled and edited by Marlena Zimna, the Director of Polish Vladimir Vysotsky's Museum in Koszalin, features Nduka's Igbo translations of Vladimir Vysotsky's poems alongside translations in Greek, Hindi, Maori, Xhosa, Meitei, Peru, Fante, Georgian, Cebuano, Maltese, Gujarati, Assamese, French, and several other world languages by notable poets and translators from different parts of the world.