Tanure OJAIDE,

University Lecturer

BA, MA, Ph.D; poet, university teacher; Born: April 24, 1948; Hometown: Okpara Inland; State of Origin: Delta; Married: Anne Nomuoja, 1976; No of Children: three Sons, two daughters; EDUCATION: St. George's College, Obinomba, 1961- 65; Federal Government College, Warri, 1966-67; University of Ibadan, 1968-71; Syracuse University, USA, 1978-81. CAREER: Lecturer, Federal Government College, Warri; Petroleum Training Institute Effurun, 1973-77; Lecturer, English, University of Maiduguri, 1973-85; Snr. Lecturer, University of Maiduguri, 1985; Editor-in-Chief, Liwuram (Journal of the Humanities), University of Maiduguri, 1984-86; Co ordinator, Postgraduate Programmes, Department of English, University of Maiduguri; former chairman Association of Nigerian Authors Borno State Branch; mm: African Literature Association, USA; Participant, International Writing Programme, University of Iowa, USA, 1985; Participant, International Poetry Festival, Rotterdam, The Netherlands, 1988. awards: Runner-up, Association of Nigerian Authors' poetry prize, 1986; African Regional winner. Commonwealth poetry prize, 1987; winner, All-Africa Okigbo prize for poetry, 1988; Joint-winner, Association of Nigerian Authors' Poetry prize, 1988; Winner, All Africa Christopher Okigbo Prize for…