"Poetry has the power to generate change"

Interview with Nigerian poet Dr Remi Raji

Abstract

Aleksa Varga Melita and Hrisztalina Hrisztova-Gotthardt's joint interview with Aderemi Raji-Oyelade, known by his pen name Remi Raji, a Nigerian poet specialising in postcolonial African literature and the literature of the African diaspora, about the significance of his poems, the role of poetry in representing the country's culture, and the conscience of the nation.