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Odia Ofeimun (born 16 March 1950)〔("Biography: Odia Ofeimun, Nigeria" ), Badilisha Poetry X-change.〕 is a Nigerian poet and polemicist, the author of many volumes of poetry, books of political essays and on cultural politics, and the editor of significant two anthologies of Nigerian poetry. His work has been widely anthologized and translated and he has read and performed his poetry internationally.〔 ==Biography== Odia Ofeimun was born in Iruekpen-Ekuma, Edo State, Nigeria.〔 He worked as a news reporter, factory labourer and civil servant before studying Political Science at the University of Ibadan, where his poetry won first prize in the University Competition of 1975.〔("Creative writers shouldn’t have carved roles –Odia Ofeimun" ), ''National Mirror Online''.〕 That year his work appeared in the anthology ''Poems of Black Africa'', edited by Wole Soyinka.〔("Odia Ofeimun Biography" ), jrank.org.〕 Ofeimun also worked as an administrative officer in the Federal Public Service Commission, as a teacher, as private (political) secretary to Chief Obafemi Awolowo, leader of the Unity Party of Nigeria, and as a member of the editorial board of The Guardian Newspapers in Lagos.〔("Odia Ofeimun" ), ''Edo World''.〕 He studied at Oxford University on a Commonwealth fellowship. Returning to Nigeria at the annulment of the 1993 election, he wrote columns for ''The Guardian On Sunday'', the ''Nigerian Tribune'', as well as contributing to many other newspapers. He was chairman of the editorial board of the defunct daily, ''A.M. News'', as well as ''The News'' and ''Tempo'' magazines. Ofeimun was publicity secretary (1982-84), general secretary (1984-88) and president (1993-97) of the Association of Nigerian Authors.〔 He was also designated advisor to PEN Nigeria Centre and is a founding member of the Pan African Writers' Association.〔 Ofeimun’s published collections of poetry include ''The Poet Lied'' (1980), ''A Handle for The Flutist'' (1986), ''Dreams At Work'' and ''London Letter and Other Poems'' (2000). His poems for dance drama, ''Under African Skies'' (1990) and ''Siye Goli - A Feast of Return'' (1992), were commissioned and performed across the UK and Western Europe by Adzido Pan-African Dance Ensemble in the early 1990s, and his most recent poem for dance drama, ''Nigeria The Beautiful'', has been staged through major Nigerian cities to wide acclaim.〔Yinka Olatunbosun, ("Poetry Party for Odia Ofeimun at 65" ), ''This Day Live'', 22 March 2015.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Odia Ofeimun」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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