Sunday 3 October 2021

Inú Rere


Niyi Osundare


When your heart is clean

And your mind is good


You will walk through fire

But you will not be burnt

You will run the race

You will not be tired


You will see a star

On the darkest nights


Your yam will be white and crisp

Your bread soft and warm

Your song will be the kind

The world will like to sing.


Niyi Osundare
Niyi Osundare was born in 1947 in Ikere-Ekiti, Nigeria. He is a prolific writer and highly valued literary critic. In December 2014, Osundare was awarded the Nigerian National Merit Award (NNMA) for academic excellence.
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