What is Tanure Ojaide?
{{Infobox person | name = Tanure Ojaide | image = | image_size = | caption = | birth_date = 1948 | birth_place = | death_date = | death_place = | nationality = Nigerian | citizenship = [[Nigeria]] | education = [[University of Ibadan]]; [[Syracuse University]] | alma_mater = | occupation = Poet, academic | notable works = ''Songs of Myself: A Quartet'' (2017) | awards = 2018 [[Wole Soyinka Prize for Literature in Africa]] | residence = | ethnicity = | work_institutions = }} '''Tanure Ojaide''' is a Nigerian poet and academic born in 1984. He was born to [[Urhobo people|Urhobo]] parents from [[Agbon]] Kingdom of [[Delta State]]. Tanure is a poet who emphasizes social justice and the environment. His views on religion and other topics are also well known.He had his primary education at st.George Grammar School and in FGC [[Warri]].He graduated from University of [[Ibadan]] in 1971. After he graduated, he taught for two years at st. Kelvin Grammar School. He also taught at university of [[Maiduguri]]. The institution later sent him to the United States where he obtained his M.A.in creative writing and Ph.D in English.<ref>https://pages.charlotte.edu/tanure-ojaide</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=sunnews|date=2017-09-16|title=Tanure Ojaide|url=https://www.sunnewsonline.com/tanure-ojaide/|access-date=2022-09-14|website=The Sun Nigeria|language=en-us}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Ojaide, Tanure {{!}} Encyclopedia.com|url=https://www.encyclopedia.com/arts/culture-magazines/ojaide-tanure|access-date=2022-09-14|website=www.encyclopedia.com}}</ref><ref>https://eduproject.com.ng/english-and-literary-studies/symbolism-in-the-poems-of-tanure-ojaide/index.html</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{bio-stub}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Ojaide, Tanure}} [[Category:1984 births]] [[Category:Nigerian poets]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:People from Delta State]] [[Category:Nigerian ac