The selected poems of Professor Nduka Otiono (African Studies, cross-appointed to the Department of English) have recently been published by Wilfrid Laurier University Press. The poems in DisPlace: The Poetry of Nduka Otiono are drawn from Otiono’s two published collections, Voices in the Rainbow, and Love in a Time of Nightmares, and the volume includes previously unpublished new poems. Peter Midgley’s introduction contextualizes Otiono’s work within the frame of physical and spiritual mobility, diaspora, and newer critical frames like Afropolitanism, attending to form as well as his political engagement. The volume concludes with an interview of the poet by Chris Dunton that touches on the nature of poetry, language loss, and diasporic identities.
You can order DisPlace from your local bookseller or from the Wilfrid Laurier University Press website.
