Okot P'Bitek

Biography

Okot p'Bitek was a Ugandan poet known for his long-form poem "Song of Lawino," published in 1966 and originally written in the Acholi dialect of Southern Luo before being translated into English. p'Bitek left Uganda to teach at the University of Iowa in 1969 and remained in exile until 1982.

Birth Date

1931-06-07

Place of Birth

Death Date

1982-07-20

Country of Nationality

Uganda

University of Bristol , Oxford University

Sources

"Okot p'Bitek." Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, 31 July 2024, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Okot_p%27Bitek. Accessed 17 November 2024.