Gimba Kakanda Biography

'Gimba Kakanda is the young author of the critically acclaim poetry collection, Safari Pants (Kraftgriot,2010) . He’s endorsed as ‘the new Nigerian poet to watch’ by notable Nigerian literary critics, scholars, writers and journalists in commending the collection praised for its ‘verve, lyrical energy, and, most importantly, terrific imagery’. His individual poems, essays, polemics and critiques of contemporary Nigerian writings have sparkled on various print and electronic media, including: Fireflies (2009) , Voices from the Sun (2010) (poetry anthology): Weekly Trust, Sunday Trust, Leadership, The Guardian, New Nigerian, Tribune, Vanguard (Newspapers): Half Tribe, Switched on Naija, Sentinel Nigeria (e-magazine) , e.t.c. He’s currently polishing his debut novel, Footfalls of Night.'