Article 79K4V Nigeria's slam poetry scene

Nigeria's slam poetry scene

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Nigeria has a long literary tradition that has introduced readers around the world to West African history and culture. Books like the 1958 novel by Chinua Achebe, "Things Fall Apart," remains to this day among the most widely read, studied and translated works of literature from anywhere on the continent. Now, some poets in Nigeria - Africa's most populous nation - are hoping to pass the literary spark on to a new generation, through performance. Reporter Ricci Shryock checked out the slam poetry scene in Nigeria's capital, Abuja.

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