The Heresiad

The Heresiad is a poetry book by Nigerian poet Ikeogu Oke, published by Kraft Books in Nigeria. Oke said in an interview that the book took him 27 years to write. [1][2]

The book won the 2017 Nigeria Prize for Literature.[3] According to the judges, "it employs the epic form in questioning power and freedom" and "probes metaphorically the inner workings of societies and those who shape them".[4]

The Nigeria Review writers Onyebuchi James Ile and Solomon Osekene praised the book's allegorical nature and describes it as the "best poetic piece out of Africa".[5]

Uchenna Ekweremadu's review says that it is the "clarity of the picture and the intensity of the plot that hold the reader spellbound".[6]

References

  1. ^ "Why It Took Me 27 Years To Write The Poem, Heresiad – Ikeogu Oke". TheInterview Nigeria. 5 December 2017. Archived from the original on 9 November 2025. Retrieved 3 January 2026.
  2. ^ Umez, Uche Peter (7 October 2014). "Ikeogu Oke: Meaning and Felicity of Expression in Perfect Fusion". AfricanWriter.com. Archived from the original on 8 September 2025. Retrieved 3 January 2026.
  3. ^ "NLNG presents $200,000 to literature, science prize winners". The Punch. 7 February 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2025.
  4. ^ Edoro, Ainehi (26 November 2018). "Tributes Pour in for Ikeogu Oke, NLNG Prize-winning Poet Who Has Passed on at 51". Brittle Paper. Retrieved 22 November 2025.
  5. ^ "The Intellectual and the Burden of Commitment: A Critical Study of Ikeogu Oke's Heresiad | Oneybuchi James Ile". The Nigeria Review. 19 March 2022. Retrieved 22 November 2025.
  6. ^ Ekweremadu, Uchenna (18 May 2018). "The Primacy of Life: A Review of Ikeogu Oke's The Heresiad". Wawa Book Review. Retrieved 3 January 2026.


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