Toyin Adewale-Gabriel
Toyin Adewale-Gabriel | |
|---|---|
| Born | Toyin Adewale 1969 (age56–57) |
| Almamater | Obafemi Awolowo University, Ile-Ife |
| Occupations | Writer, novelist |
| Yearsactive | 1995–present |
Toyin Adewale-Gabriel (born 1969) is a Nigerian writer. She writes poetry and has worked as a literary critic for The Guardian , Post Express and The Daily Times.[1] Adewale-Gabriel writes in both English and in German.[2] [3]
Biography
[edit ]Born in Ibadan, Nigeria, Toyin received her M.A. Lit. degree from Obafemi Awolowo University.[4] She was the co-founder and coordinator for several years of the Association of Writers of Nigeria.[1] Toyin is also a Fellow of Akademie Schloss Solitude and has been Writer in Residence at the Villa Waldberta, Munich and The Baltic Centre for Writers and Translators, Visby, Sweden.[5] [6] In a Brittle paper interview with Umezurike, Toyin mentioned that she loved Mary Oliver and that she's partial to Russian and Latin-American poetry.[7]
Works
[edit ]Her works include Naked Testimonies, 1995;[8] Breaking The Silence, 1996; Inkwells, 1997; Die Aromaforscherin, 1998; Flackernde Kerzen, 1999; 25 New Nigerian Poets, 2000; Aci Cikolata, Gunizi Yayincilik, 2003; and Nigerian Women Short Stories, 2005. She has also won awards for poetry[9] [10] and short fiction.[4]
Naked Testimonies deals with Nigerian politics, and the poems are reflective and personal.[11]
References
[edit ]- 1 2 Aka, Jubril Olabode (2012). Nigerian Women of Distinction, Honour and Exemplary Presidential Qualities. Trafford. p. 243. ISBN 9781466915541.
- ↑ Oloruntoba-Oju, Taiwo (2009). "Tracking an African Feminist Aesthetic". In Barthet, Stella Borg (ed.). Shared Waters: Sounding in Postcolonial Literatures. Cross/Cultures. pp. 144–145. ISBN 9789042027664.
- ↑ "Toyin Adewale Gabriel (Nigeria, 1969)". Festival Internacional de Poesía de Medellín. 28 June 2018.
- 1 2 Azuonye, Nnorom (November 2003). "Toyin Adewale-Gabriel". Sentinel Poetry (12). ISSN 1479-425X . Retrieved 3 February 2016.
- ↑ "Adewale-Gabriel, Toyin". DINFA (Directory of Nigerian Female Authors).
- ↑ "Toyin Adewale-Nduka". Akademie Schloss Solitude. 2020年03月26日. Retrieved 2026年07月07日.
- ↑ "#PoetryTalk | Different Poems Travel Different Routes | Interview with Toyin Adewale-Gabriel". Brittle Paper. 2019年04月19日. Retrieved 2026年07月07日.
- ↑ "Naked Testimonies". Goodreads. Retrieved 2026年07月07日.
- ↑ Fandrych, Ingrid; Dunton, Chris (2002). "Toyin Adewale: A Preliminary Survey of Her Poetry and Fiction". English in Africa. 29 (2): 85–99. ISSN 0376-8902. JSTOR 40238964.
- ↑ "Toyin Adewale-Gabriel Archives". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. Retrieved 2026年07月07日.
- ↑ "The Girlish Girlie in Toyin Adewale Gabriel's Poetry: An Appraisal". The Sun . Lagos, Nigeria. 1 November 2014. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
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