Crossroads: An Anthology of Poems in Honour of Christopher Okigbo 1932-67 On The 40th Anniversary Of His Death And On His 75th Birthday Anniversary

Christopher Okigbo, the Nigerian poet, lost his life in 1967, fighting for the independence of Biafra. This anthology is a project of the Christopher Okigbo Foundation, established to preserve and widen appreciation of his work. The foreword, by Professor Isidore Okpewho, describes the poems as a historic collection celebrating Okigbo's "spirit and his genius". The volume contains over 200 poems from over 100 poets, which are new voices: conversing with Okigbo, recreating his words, echoing his themes, and identifying and entrenching the ideals of his craft. The volume both reflects the Okigbo spirit and tradition in Nigerian poetry, and showcases a flowering of new talent.