Poet Map
An interactive mapping of poets, presses, and small presses from around the world.
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Curated multimedia collections and exhibits of post-1960s poetry ephemera, print culture, and images with commentary, colloquia, and symposiums from researchers, students, and faculty.
Updated Poets on the Map
Jean-Joseph Rabearivelo
Considered Africa’s first major poet in French language, Jean-Joseph Rabearivelo was born Joseph-Casimir Rabearivelo in Tananarive, Madagascar, in 1901. He worked as a librarian and
Ikechukwu Obialo Azuonye
Ikechukwu Obialo Azuonye is a Nigerian-born British psychiatrist, writer, and poet. Azuonye was born on April 17, 1949, in Okigwe, Nigeria, and received a Bachelor
P. Lal
Born in 1929, Purushottama Lal was a teacher, translator, poet, and founder of Writers Workshop, a publishing company in India. He was born in Kapurthala,
Ifeanyi Menkiti
Nigerian poet and professor Ifeanyi Menkiti was born in 1940. He received his undergraduate degree from Pomona College and undertook graduate studies at Harvard University,
Chinweizu Ibekwe
Nigerian poet and critic Chinweizu Ibekwe (Chinweizu) was born in 1943. He earned a B.S. degree from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) in 1967.
Romanus N. Egudu
Romanus N. Egudu is a Nigerian poet and scholar. He published poetry in Transition Magazine in the 1960s while undertaking graduate studies in English Literature
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