Tolu_Oloruntoba

Tolu Oloruntoba

Tolu Oloruntoba

Canadian poet

Tolu Oloruntoba is a Nigerian-Canadian poet and physician,[1] whose debut poetry collection The Junta of Happenstance won the Governor General's Award for English-language poetry at the 2021 Governor General's Awards[2] and the 2022 Griffin Poetry Prize.[3]

His collection, Each One A Furnace, was reviewed in Rungh Magazine by poet Phinder Dulai.

Originally from Ibadan, Nigeria, Oloruntoba currently works in British Columbia as a manager of virtual health projects.[1] His poetry chapbook Manubrium was shortlisted for the 2020 bpNichol Chapbook Award.[1]

References

  1. [1]
    David Ly, "“A poem is never done”: An Interview with Tolu Oloruntoba". Prism International, July 29, 2021.
  2. [2]
    "Inuk author Norma Dunning wins $25K Governor General's fiction prize". Coast Reporter, November 17, 2021.
  3. [3]
    Adina Bresge, "B.C. writer Tolu Oloruntoba wins $65K Griffin Poetry Prize for debut book". Toronto Star, June 15, 2022.


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