Niyi Osundare

Niyi Osundare
Born	(1947-03-12) 12 March 1947 (age 77) Ikere-Ekiti, Nigeria
Occupation	Poet playwright literary critic linguist
Nationality	Nigerian
Alma mater	Amoye Grammar School, Christ's School, University of Ibadan, University of Leeds, York University
Genre	Poetry, plays, literary criticism
Years active	1981–present
Notable works	Songs of the Marketplace (1983), The Eye of the Earth (1986), Waiting Laughters (1990), Green: Sighs of Our Ailing Planet (2022)
Notable awards	Association of Nigerian Authors Poetry Prize 1986, 1989, & 1994, Commonwealth Poetry Prize 1986, NOMA Award 1991, Tchicaya U Tam'si Prize for African Poetry 2008, Nigerian National Order of Merit 2014

Niyi Osundare is a Nigerian poet, dramatist, linguist, and literary critic. Born on 12 March 1947, in Ikere-Ekiti,^[1] Nigeria, his poetry is influenced by the oral poetry of his Yoruba culture, which he hybridizes with other poetic traditions of the world, including African-American, Latin American, Asian, and European.