NAME:Christopher Okigbo 

DATE OF BIRTH:16 August 1932

PLACE OF BIRTH: Ojoto,Onitsha in Anambra State

OCCUPATION: poet, teacher, and librarian

EDUCATION:Okigbo graduated from Government College Umuahia 

CAREER AND PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES: Upon Graduating In 1956, He Held A Succession Of Jobs In Various Locations Throughout The Country, While Making His First Forays Into Poetry. He Worked At The Nigerian Tobacco Company, United Africa Company, The Fiditi Grammar School (Where He Taught Latin), And Finally As Assistant Librarian At The University Of Nigeria In Nsukka, Where He Helped To Found The African Authors Association.