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Treasures

(Calabar Festivals, Idim Uyo, Forbidden Streets and other Poems)

AvOrok Otu Duke

Inbunden, Engelska, 2026

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The surface of the earth says:"The treasure is within."The glowing jewel says:"Don't be fooled by my beauty-the light of my facecomes from the candle of my spirit."- RumiTreasures (A collection of Poems), seeks to reinforce the notion that most poets would cherish being seen by their community of friends and relatives as 'functional', the voice who sanctions and gives formal expression to their lives in verse, who serve as the repository of their thoughts and experiences, much like the Calabar 'Eting Uto', 'Akwa-ikwo' or griot. In Treasures, every poem creates a presence that is so physically, emotionally, and intellectually charged that we encounter ourselves in our response to it, all within the vision of the social stratum. And our wider society.

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Utgivningsdatum:2026-04-30
Mått:152 x 229 x 11 mm
Vikt:359 g
Format:Inbunden
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:138
Förlag:Grosvenor House Publishing Ltd
ISBN:9781836154624

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Orok Otu Duke, a native of Duke Town, Calabar, southern Nigeria, was born in Enugu after Nigerian independence before the Nigerian Civil War of 1967-1970 to Otu Edet Duke and Amayo Edet Duke. He had his primary school education in The Practising School, Uyo and Government Primary School located at No.1, Mayne Avenue (Inyang Nta Henshaw Avenue), Calabar. He then proceeded to the famous Hope Waddell Training Institute,Calabar, where he obtained his GCE O level. After obtaining his GCE A level from St. Patrick's College, Calabar, he gained admission to the University of Calabar where he obtained his undergraduate and postgraduate degrees, culminating in a Ph.D Treasures: A Collection of Poems} is his sixth published work,following: • Ellipses (Niger Delta, Leaving the Plains,Saratoga and otherPoems), London, 2016 • Dances on the Plains (Madiba, Chibok Girls and OtherPoems), London, 2014 • My Song (And Other Poems), London, 2013 • Sentinels (Farewell Bakassi: Selected Poems and Articles)London, 2013 • Clementines (A Collection of Poems), London, 2013 Other Works by the same author include: • Winnowing(A Collection of Poems) London, 2025 • Oluchi's Journey (Three Generations of the Okerekes in Calabar Before, During and After the Nigerian Civil War) London, 2025 • Calabar Modern Stories (Ekpenyong-Abasi and Ekanem,Eme and Godwin, Ekamma and I)London,2025 • Welcome to Uyo! (The Nigerian Civil War Stories Through the Eyes of a Calabar Child)London,2025 • The Brotherhood • Broken Lives • Agaba as a Protest Dance • Tinkörikö (Short Stories and Articles) • Mme Uto Iko Efik Ye Mme Ikwo Nde (Efik Proverbs and Songs.