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Poetry of ecocritical pressure: The new poetic engagement of Odia Ofeimun
Abstract
The world recreated by a poet replicates the one in which he lives. The setting of Odia Ofeim un‘s eco-poems articulates a dystopian imagination and landscape. This devastated vision of the Niger Delta as a result of the inner struggle to resist the pressure of pollution forms the crux of this study. Relying on a textual analytical method, the researcher examines the ecocritical pressure which engages the imagination of Ofeim un. Inferences on the data are drawn from an ecocritical reading of Ofeimun‘s collection entitled Go Tell the Generals which is abbreviated as GTG. The purpose of the study is to examine the strategies enunciated in Ofeimun‘s poems to combat the scourge of environmental pollution. The findings are that pollution festers as the people wallow in indifference; that Ofeimun depicts environmental degradation. The essay concludes that the people should embark on environmental protection, adequate preparation to fight environmental destruction as well as defend the natural habitat as positive responses to dealing with environmental pressures.
