WHAT THEY SAY

I always remember a poem that my father hung in our living room. the earliest memory of my siblings is reciting that poem for Papa and being lectured on its meaning. The title of the poem is "Whatever you do, people must talk of you." Growing up with the memory of that poem, I won't say that I don't care what people say about me, but it prepared me to understand that people must talk. They praise, critique, criticize, judge and just talk about you. Its all good, because "people must talk of you."   I also write about other people's works. But hear what they write about mine.

SELECTED CITATIONS

2008.  B. D. Tharp. “Making A Difference in the Community.” Women’s Focus Magazine, Feb.  http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/focuson/womensfocus_200802/
2007.  Dean, Jenny. “Poet shows that scholasticism, art, and fiery wrath prove happy companions.” The Colby Echo, April 13.
2007. Hoffman, Marsha. “Magdalen Family Focus.” Magdalen Messenger (Newsletter of the Church of the Magdalen, Wichita, KS), Vol. 1, No. 6, May/June, p. 6. http://www.magdalenwichita.com/May%20Messenger.pdf
2005.  Opara, Chioma. ”Echoes of the Whip in Chinyere Okafor’s He Wants To Marry Me Again and Zaynab Alkali’s Cobwebs and other Stories.”  In Opara, C. Her Mother’s Daughter: the African Writer As Woman. Port Harcourt: University of Port Harcourt Press. pp. 117-130.
2002. “USM plans to keep current with a multicultural world.” Maine Sunday Telegram. September 2.
2001. Cormellini, Carla. (2001). Postcolonial Motifs and Themes in Chinyere Grace Okafor’s Poetry and Ogini’s Choice Englishes: Literature Inglesi Contemporane (Italy). No 15 ANNO 5, pp. 91-102, 140-142.
2001.  Schenck, Celeste and Susan Perry, “EPILOGUE: Resisting Development.”  In Eye to Eye: Women Practicing Development Across Cultures. London: Zed Press, pp. 257-8.
2000.  Cormellini, Carla. “A Bio-Bibliographical Profile of Chinyere Grace Okafor.” Englishes:              Literature Inglesi Contemporanee (Italy). No 10 ANNO 4, pp. Pp. 41-43.
1999. Nnaemeka, Obi. “OKAFOR, Chinyere Grace.” Encyclopedia of world Literature in the 20th Century. Vol. 3: L-R.
1999.  “Review of The New Toyi Toyi by Chinyere Okafor.” Observer Magazine (Swaziland), March 6-7.
1999.  Ngcobo, Johnson. “The Play with emotions.” The Swazi News (Swaziland). March 6.
1998.  Dunton, Chris. “Okafor, Chinyere Grace,” In Nigerian Theater in English: A Critical Bibliography. London: Hans Zell publishers, pp.162-169.
1996.  “The Lion and the mighty iroko tree - Review of Okafor’s The Lion and the Iroko.” Nigerian Tribune.                      September 4, Living and Development page.
1996.  “Drama and state of the nation.” Nigerian Tribune. June 19, Living and Development page. ("The Lion and the mighty Iroko Tree")
1995.   Abiola, A. “Theatre at UNIBEN main auditorium.” The Observer (Nigeria), April 15. p. 7.
1995.  “Chinyere Okafor Gets Award.” UNIBENEWS (Nigeria). Vol. 2. No. 17. p.11.
1994.  “Graceful Writer From the Fringe.” PMNews(Nigeria), November 21.
1994.   Ige, Taye. “Unrepentant Feminist.”  TheWeek (Nigeria). December 19.
1993.  Ojo, Godwin. “The Destiny of this nation is in our hands” Review of Okafor’s Play Performance.” Kampuswatch (Nigeria). Vol. 1, No. 6. p. 28.
1993.  Omatseye, Sam, “For A Just Society,” Arts Magazine(Nigeria), p.B2.
1991.  “Chinyere Okafor.” Crown Prince (Nigaria). January.  p. 44.

2008.  B. D. Tharp. “Making A Difference in the Community.” Women’s Focus Magazine, Feb.  See  http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/focuson/womensfocus_200802/

2007. Awodiya, Muyiwa P. “Uncelebrated Heroes and Heroines of Nigerian Drama.” In African Literature at the Millennium Vol. 13, Ed. African Literature Association, U of Kansas, Lawrence, 230-233. 

2007.  Dean, Jenny. “Poet shows that scholasticism, art, and fiery wrath prove happy companions.” The Colby Echo,  April 13.  
http://media.www.colbyecho.com/media/storage/paper1174/news/2007/04/13/ArtsEntertainment/Poet-Shows.That.Scholasticism.Art.And.Fiery.Wrath.Prove.Happy.Companions-2835588.shtml

2007. Hoffman, Marsha. “Magdalen Family Focus.” Magdalen Messenger (Newsletter of the Church of the Magdalen, Wichita, KS), Vol. 1, No. 6, May/June, p. 6. http://www.magdalenwichita.com/May%20Messenger.pdf

2005.  Opara, Chioma. ”Echoes of the Whip in Chinyere Okafor’s He Wants To Marry Me Again and Zaynab Alkali’s Cobwebs and other Stories.”  In Opara, C. Her Mother’s Daughter: the African Writer As Woman. Port Harcourt: University of Port Harcourt Press. pp. 117-130.

2002. “USM plans to keep current with a multicultural world.” Maine Sunday Telegram. September 2.

2001. Cormellini, Carla. (2001). Postcolonial Motifs and Themes in Chinyere Grace Okafor’s Poetry and Ogini’s Choice Englishes: Literature Inglesi Contemporane (Italy). No 15 ANNO 5, pp. 91-102, 140-142.

2001.  Schenck, Celeste and Susan Perry, “EPILOGUE: Resisting Development.”  In Eye to Eye: Women Practicing Development Across Cultures. London: Zed Press, pp. 257-8.

2000.  Cormellini, Carla. “A Bio-Bibliographical Profile of Chinyere Grace Okafor.” Englishes:
             Literature Inglesi Contemporanee (Italy). No 10 ANNO 4, pp. Pp. 41-43.

1999. Nnaemeka, Obi. “OKAFOR, Chinyere Grace.” Encyclopedia of world Literature in the 20^th Century. Vol. 3: L-R. 

1999.  “Review of The New Toyi Toyi by Chinyere Okafor.” Observer Magazine (Swaziland), March 6-7.

1999.  Ngcobo, Johnson. “The Play with emotions.” The Swazi News (Swaziland). March 6.

1998.  Dunton, Chris. “Okafor, Chinyere Grace,” In Nigerian Theater in English: A Critical Bibliography. London: Hans Zell publishers, pp.162-169.

1996.  “The Lion and the mighty iroko tree - Review of Okafor’s The Lion and the Iroko.” Nigerian Tribune.  September 4, Living and Development page.

1996.  “Drama and state of the nation.” Nigerian Tribune. June 19, Living and Development page.

1995.   Abiola, A. “Theatre at UNIBEN main auditorium.” The Observer (Nigeria), April 15. p. 7.

1995.  “Chinyere Okafor Gets Award.” UNIBENEWS (Nigeria). Vol. 2. No. 17. p.11.

1994.  “Graceful Writer From the Fringe.” PMNews(Nigeria), November 21.

1994.   Ige, Taye. “Unrepentant Feminist.”  TheWeek (Nigeria). December 19.

1993.  Ojo, Godwin. “The Destiny of this nation is in our hands” Review of Okafor’s Play Performance.” Kampuswatch (Benin-City, Nigeria). Vol. 1, No. 6. p. 28.

1993.  Ojelabi, Kolawole, “For A Just Society,” Arts Magazine(Nigeria), p.B2.

1991.  “Chinyere Okafor.” Crown Prince (Nigaria). January.  p. 44.
 
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