About Gboyega Odubanjo
Lived 1996 – 2023 (aged 26–27). Gboyega Odubanjo was a Nigerian poet and editor.
Gboyega Odubanjo (30 January 1996 – August 2023) was a British-Nigerian poet from South London, England.
Early life and education Gboyega Odubanjo was born on 30 January 1996, in London, England, where he also grew up. He was studying for a PhD in creative writing at the University of Hertfordshire at the time of his death.
Career Odubanjo's first pamphlet, While I Yet Live, was published in 2019 by Bad Betty Press.
Death In August 2023, Odubanjo died in an accidental drowning at the Shambala Festival in Northamptonshire where he was due to perform. He had been reporting as missing for several days before his body was found.
Awards Received 2020: Poetry Business New Poet's Prize for Aunty Uncle Poems
Shortlisted 2020: OutSpoken Prize for Poetry for ''While I Yet Live
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Who was Gboyega Odubanjo?
British-Nigerian poet (d.2023)
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Gboyega Odubanjo was born on 30 January 1996 in London.
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Gboyega Odubanjo died in 2023.
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Gboyega Odubanjo was a poet and editor.
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Gboyega Odubanjo was Nigerian.
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