The Heresiad

The Heresiad is a poetry book by Nigerian poet Ikeogu Oke, published by Kraft Books in Nigeria.

The book won the 2017 Nigeria Prize for Literature.[1] According to the judges, "it employs the epic form in questioning power and freedom" and "probes metaphorically the inner workings of societies and those who shape them".[2]

The Nigeria Review writers Onyebuchi James Ile and Solomon Osekene praised the book's allegorical nature and describes it as the "best poetic piece out of Africa".[3]

References

  1. ^ "NLNG presents $200,000 to literature, science prize winners". Punch Newspapers. 7 February 2018. Retrieved 22 November 2025.
  2. ^ Edoro, Ainehi (26 November 2018). "Tributes Pour in for Ikeogu Oke, NLNG Prize-winning Poet Who Has Passed on at 51". Brittle Paper. Retrieved 22 November 2025.
  3. ^ "The Intellectual and the Burden of Commitment: A Critical Study of Ikeogu Oke's Heresiad | Oneybuchi James Ile". The Nigeria Review. 19 March 2022. Retrieved 22 November 2025.
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