A Survey of African Poetry in the London Times, Sunday Times, Financial Times, the Times Literary Supplement 1865-1985

"Leading source for Negro art", The Times, 01 Oct 1971, p. VII The Times Literary Supplement Historical Archive,, https://link.gale.com/apps/doc/CS655062337/GDCS?u=linc74325&sid=GDCS&xid=36f8cdfa. Accessed 23 Jan 2020

[Excerpt]: "In 1974 Nigeria is to stage the second World Festival of Negro Arts. Announcing this officially in Lagos recently, Chief Enahoro, Federal Commissioner of Information and Labour, who is also to be the Comissioners for the festival said it would be 'the greatest concourse of black peoples from different continents and countries in the entire history of the blakc man.' ... Nigeria's literary talents have achieved a much greater pre-eminence, and are now widely appreciated, both inside and outside Africa. Two authors in particular, Soyinka and Achebe, have received special acclaim, and both were deeply disturbed by the recent conflict and became politically involved..."