John Pepper Clark
Nigerian poet and playwright whose work drew on Ijaw oral tradition and Western drama. His verse play Song of a Goat and his poetry collection A Reed in the Tide are landmark texts of Nigerian literature.
Works
- Song of a GoatTragic drama of infidelity, shame, and family collapse in Ijaw community
- A Reed in the Tide
- America Their AmericaPoetry collection critiquing colonialism and celebrating African independence
- The CasualtiesVerse drama capturing Nigerian civil war casualties and human costs
- Mandela and Other Poems