Facebook Writers: The Emergence of a New Generation of Nigerian Poets

• Published in: Research in African literatures Vol. 54; no. 3; pp. 131 - 146
• Main Author: Anuonye, Chibueze Darlington
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Bloomington Indiana University Press 22.09.2024
• Subjects: Appreciation; Classification; Colonialism; Culture; Generations; Internet personalities; Intervention; Literary criticism; Literary prizes; Mainstreaming; Nigerian literature; Oppression; Poetry; Poets; Publishing; Publishing industry; Social media; Social networks; Trends; Works; Writers; Nigeria; Africa

In his 2005 article "The Lightness of Being: Re-figuring Trends in Recent Nigerian Poetry," the literary critic Harry Garuba accounted for the emergence of the first, second, and third generations of Nigerian poets. But recently, there has been an outburst of new Nigerian poets under the a...