Chijioke Amu-Nnadi, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Chijioke Amu-Nnadi

Nigerian writer

Date of Birth: 28-Mar-1962

Place of Birth: Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria

Profession: author

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Chijioke Amu-Nnadi (born Chijioke Ndubuisi Amu-Nnadi; 28 March 1962 in Benin City, Nigeria) is a Nigerian poet and author.
His poem "poetry" was his first published work, appearing in the 1987 anthology of new Nigerian poetry, Voices from the Fringe, edited by Harry Garuba (Malthouse Press).Amu-Nnadi is the author of the fire within (2002), winner of the inaugural 2002 Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA) Gabriel Okara Prize for poetry, pilgrim's passage(2004) and through the window of a sandcastle, winner of the 2013 ANA Poetry Prize, as well as the inaugural Glenna Luschei Prize for African Poetry in 2014.
He also has to his name and credit a river's journey and a field of echoes, both of which were published in 2016.
Amu Nnadi writes poetry without punctuation and capital letters and publishes without any personal data, photograph and name.
He lives in Port Harcourt, Nigeria, and his poetry is well received in Africa and beyond.
Some of his poetry has been translated into Italian and Russian.