Brunel International African Poetry Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 5 (2017) Winner
Oluwasegun Romeo Oriogun
オルワセグン・ロメオ・オリオグン
Oluwasegun Romeo Oriogun
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Nationality
- Nigeria
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Nigeria → United States (Florida)
Career
- Occupations
- poet, essayist, assistant professor
- Active Years
- 2010-
- Affiliations
- Florida Atlantic University, Hutchins Center (Fellow)
- Nominations
- Lambda Literary Award for Gay Poetry — finalist (2020), The Future Awards — African Prize for Literature (finalist)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Iowa Writers' Workshop, University of Iowa | — | — | MFA | 2018–2020 | United States |
Iowa Writers' Workshop, University of Iowa
Degree:
MFA
Period:
2018–2020
Year of Graduation:
2020
Country:
United States
MFA in creative writing
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Brunel University African Poetry Prize | — | — | Brunel University | 受賞 |
| 2022 | Nigeria Prize for Literature | Nomad | — | Nigeria Prize for Literature (sponsored by NLNG) | 受賞 |
Brunel University African Poetry Prize
2017
Organization:
Brunel University
Result:
受賞
Nigeria Prize for Literature
2022
Work:
Nomad
Organization:
Nigeria Prize for Literature (sponsored by NLNG)
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Nigeria Prize for Literature
1 appearances
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Edition 18 (2022) Winner
Works
Major Works
The Gathering of Bastards
2023 PoetryA collection of poems that navigates family, violence, loss, and identity. It intersects personal experience with social contexts to evoke complex emotions and memories.
identityfamilyviolenceloss
Sacrament of Bodies
2020 PoetryA poetry collection dealing with bodies, ritual, and sexual self-expression. It layers bodily imagery with religious motifs to explore the relationship between desire and ritual.
bodily experienceritualqueerness
Nomad
2022 PoetryA collection treating themes of movement, alienation, and belonging. It poetically weaves personal journeys with cultural memory.
movementalienationbelonging
Bibliography
- The Gathering of Bastards
- Sacrament of Bodies
- Nomad
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- lyrical and experimental poetryblends personal experience with political themes
- Recurring Motifs
- the bodyqueernessmemorymovement
Legacy
Internationally recognized Nigerian poet who, by winning the Nigeria Prize for Literature in 2022 as the first openly queer recipient, has had significant impact on queer African literature.
Academic Societies
- Hutchins Center (Fellowship)
In Popular Culture
- Poetry and awards have been covered in international literary media
Trivia
- In 2022 he won the Nigeria Prize for Literature, becoming the first openly queer writer to do so.
- His poems have appeared in outlets such as Poetry Foundation, Harvard Review, and American Poetry Review.