Jared Angira

Kenyan poet (born 1947) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Jared Angira (born 21 November 1947) is a Kenyan poet. He has been called "the country's first truly significant poet".[1]

Born (1947-11-21) November 21, 1947 (age 78)
Siaya, Kenya
CitizenshipKenyan
EducationUniversity of Nairobi
OccupationPoet
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Jared Angira
Born (1947-11-21) November 21, 1947 (age 78)
Siaya, Kenya
CitizenshipKenyan
EducationUniversity of Nairobi
OccupationPoet
OrganisationKenya Writers' Association
Known forEarly Kenyan post-independence poetry
Notable work (1970)
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Life

Angira was born in 1947 in Siaya, Kenya.[2] He studied commerce at the University of Nairobi[3] from 1968 until 1971. He contributed to the first (1968) issue of the literary journal Busara, and was appointed its editor-in-chief in 1969. He also founded the Kenya Writers' Association.[4]

Works

  • Juices, London (1970)[2]
  • Silent Voices, London (1972)[2]
  • Soft Corals, London (1973)[2]
  • "Experimental Writing", in Gurr and Calder, Writers in East Africa, 1974.

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