{"id":15163,"date":"2021-03-24T12:06:32","date_gmt":"2021-03-24T16:06:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/africanstudies\/?p=15163"},"modified":"2021-03-24T12:06:32","modified_gmt":"2021-03-24T16:06:32","slug":"poets-across-three-continents-marked-world-poetry-day-with-readings-from-wreaths-for-a-wayfarer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/africanstudies\/2021\/poets-across-three-continents-marked-world-poetry-day-with-readings-from-wreaths-for-a-wayfarer\/","title":{"rendered":"Poets across three continents marked World Poetry Day with readings from Wreaths for A Wayfarer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Poets across three continents marked World Poetry Day with readings from Wreaths for A Wayfarer<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/literati.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/03\/Pius-and-Nduka-1280x640.jpg\" alt=\"Poets Across Three Continents Mark World Poetry Day with Readings from Wreaths for a Wayfarer\" width=\"1280\" height=\"640\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Over 40 poets from Europe, Africa, and North America participated in the World Poetry Day virtual launch of Wreaths for a Wayfarer: An Anthology in Honour of Pius Adesanmi edited by Nduka Otiono and Uche Peter Umezurike. The event, which took place virtually on Sunday, March 22, was facilitated by Nduka Otiono and Ndubuisi Martins, an Ibadan-based poet and author of the collection of poems,\u00a0<em>Answers Through the Bramble<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>The event opened with welcome remarks by Otiono, Associate Professor and Graduate Program Supervisor at the Institute of African Studies, Carleton University.<\/p>\n<p>Full article <a href=\"http:\/\/literati.ng\/2021\/03\/poets-across-three-continents-mark-world-poetry-day-with-readings-from-wreaths-for-a-wayfarer\/?fbclid=IwAR1TojCYMjjJyr9aOm8gh9XPAoFeU6N194zeRloQutTWsqPrExctCEPRZk0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Poets across three continents marked World Poetry Day with readings from Wreaths for A Wayfarer Over 40 poets from Europe, Africa, and North America participated in the World Poetry Day virtual launch of Wreaths for a Wayfarer: An Anthology in Honour of Pius Adesanmi edited by Nduka Otiono and Uche Peter Umezurike. 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