Contemporary Irish and Nigerian Poetry Launch
Protected content is proud to host the Irish launch of a phenomenal new collection of Nigerian and Irish poetry.
"Trailing a Sea-Weed Cord: Contemporary Irish and Nigerian Poets on Wole Soyinka's 'Ulysses: Notes From Here to My Joyce Class'" is an extraordinary endeavour that fuses Ireland and Nigeria's rich literary heritages. This year marks the 91st birthday of Professor Wole Soyinka, the Nigerian Nobel Laureate for Literature, who while imprisoned in Protected content a poem entitled "Ulysses: From Here to my Joyce Class." In honour of Prof. Soyinka, five Irish poets selected by Poetry Ireland and five Nigerian poets each contributed a poem inspired or reacting to his poem.
An initiative of the Embassy of Ireland in Embassy of Ireland Nigeria, the book was published last year by Bookcraft Africa, the publishers of Wole Soyinka’s works and is the second part of a trilogy of publications initiated by the Embassy to promote Irish-Nigerian cultural discourse and understanding.
The book is edited by writer and culture activist Aduke Gomez. It features a foreword by President Michael D. Higgins and contribution from Darina Gallagher, the Director of the James Joyce Centre.
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