David Olusegun Agbaje Biography
Qualification:
Ph.D. English (African Literature) - University of Port-harcourt, Port-Harcourt, Nigeria.
Working Experience:
Lecturer 1, Rufus Giwa Polytechnic, Owo, Nigeria,1982 - 1992.
Assistant Comptroller-General of Customs, Nigeria Customs Service,1992 - 2017.
Awards:
Several local and international awards for integrity, distinction, outstanding leadership and humanitarian service.
Published Works:
Books:
1. The Fundamentals of E-Book Publishing. Available on Amazon.
2. Poetry and the Aesthetics of Commitment in South African Poetry, Volume 1. It is currently in press with Austin Macauley Publishers, London.
Articles:
'Pictures of Social Discrimination: The Poetry of Oswald Mtshali.' The Literary Half-Yearly. Vol. XXXII, No.2, July 1991
Poetry:
Poems in journals such as Rake - A Literary Forum, American Poetry Anthology etc.
When I asked of my friend, Edward,
I learnt he had gone bedward,
For worrying so much about his truck, 'Bedford',
Which could no longer move forward.
...
Whenever I meet you,
Wherever you meet me,
Don't ask after my tribe,
Don't ask after my state,
...
Flickering flickering firefly,
Like an aeroplane landing
In the charcoal night,
Like a motor-car turning
...
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