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A Nigerian graduate of English from the University of Nigeria Nsukka, Mr. James Nnaji, has become the only African to win an International Poetry Competition announced by the organizers in Georgia United States of America, yesterday.
In the keenly entered contest organized by the international Poetry Matters Project, James came third as the only one from Africa to win the award, which had a Canadian and German coming first and second respectively.
In announcing the winners for the Adult Category, Poetry Matters Project listed the winners as 1st Place : ‘ The Return’ by Karin Murray Bergquist from Canada, 2nd Place ‘Loitering Reasonably’ by Alex Dreppec from Germany and 3rd Place ‘Ritual Festival’ by James Nnaji, Nigeria and 3rd Place ‘Tried and Tried’ by Noorui Huda from Pakistan.
In congratulating the winners, Poetry Matters Project, explained that it was thrilled at the enormous response and entries received from all over the world adding that it was amazed and honored by the response.
“It is with great pleasure that we announce the winners of our last category international. This was a new entry level this year and we were amazed and honored by the response we received.
We want to apologize in the delay in announcing these winners. We will also be reaching out to others who also had entered in the category because your poetry must be shared with United States audiences,” the organizers said.
Nnaji, a holder of Masters Degree in English, has continued to excel in literary works both at home and abroad and has special knack for poetry.
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