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16 May 2025
How Inua Ellams Brought African Folklore and Poetry into the ‘Doctor Who’ Universe
A long-time fan of the time-travelling hero, the acclaimed poet and playwright brought the character to Africa with emotional depth and moxie.
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22 January 2015
Nigerian Poet Inua Ellams Pens A Poem For Baga
Nigerian poet Inua Ellams re-imagines Gregory Djanikian's 'Armenian Pastoral' poem as a somber reflection on the tragedy in Baga.
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17 February 2013
Poet Inua Ellams Returns to Nigeria For the First Time in 16 Years
Just before the British Council's 2013 Lagos Theatre Festival, Inua Ellams talks to us about African poetry, Nigerian theater, the Lagos literary scene, and migration stories
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