Chielozona Eze

CHIELOZONA EZE grew up in Amokwe, Nigeria. He studied philosophy at St.
Joseph’s Major Seminary, Ikot Ekpene; Catholic theology with the Jesuits
in Innsbruck, Austria, philosophy/literature and creative writing at
Purdue University, USA. He is currently Professor of English and African
literature at Northeastern Illinois University, Chicago. He has
published poems and short stories in journals such as Eclectica,
Wasafiri, MTLS and Northeast Review. He was shortlisted for the
inaugural Brunel University African Poetry Prize in 2013. In 2016 he was
selected as one of the new generation African poets whose chapbooks
were published by the African Poetry Book Fund. His chapbook is titled
Survival Kit.