1.0Institute of African Studieshttps://carleton.ca/africanstudiescuthemeedtr5https://carleton.ca/africanstudies/author/cuthemeedtr5/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="ZyYJp9rFDb"><a href="https://carleton.ca/africanstudies/2022/nduka-otiono-interview-open-book/">“I Did Not Choose to Become a Poet” Nduka Otiono on Ghost Writing Love Letters, Negotiating with Poems, & More</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://carleton.ca/africanstudies/2022/nduka-otiono-interview-open-book/embed/#?secret=ZyYJp9rFDb" width="600" height="338" title="““I Did Not Choose to Become a Poet” Nduka Otiono on Ghost Writing Love Letters, Negotiating with Poems, & More” — Institute of African Studies" data-secret="ZyYJp9rFDb" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); //# sourceURL=https://carleton.ca/africanstudies/wp-includes/js/wp-embed.min.js </script> https://carleton.ca/africanstudies/wp-content/uploads/sites/287/otiono_large-resized.jpg600400Professor Nduka Otiono’s interview with Open Book.Ca where he discusses his poetic journey and how his life has shaped his process and work is out. He talked about the surprising inspiration he found in a timeless nursery rhyme, the poem his wife recited on their first date that hooked him, and how some poems are […]