{"id":896,"date":"2015-12-26T16:46:51","date_gmt":"2015-12-26T16:46:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/?p=896"},"modified":"2015-12-28T07:33:41","modified_gmt":"2015-12-28T07:33:41","slug":"on-the-spot-poetry-writing-contest-winning-poem-cultural-being-by-emebiriodo-peterson-ugochukwu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/index.php\/on-the-spot-poetry-writing-contest-winning-poem-cultural-being-by-emebiriodo-peterson-ugochukwu\/","title":{"rendered":"On the Spot Poetry Writing Contest Winning Poem : Cultural Being by Emebiriodo Peterson Ugochukwu"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v. 1.7.8 -->\n<div class=\"quads-location quads-ad1\" id=\"quads-ad1\" style=\"float:none;margin:0px;\">\n\n <!-- WP QUADS - Quick AdSense Reloaded v.1.7.8 Content AdSense async --> \n\n<script async data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script><script 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alt=\"IMG_20151223_155757[1]\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_20151223_1557571.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_20151223_1557571.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_20151223_1557571.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_20151223_1557571.jpg?w=1580 1580w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m a cultural being running<\/p>\n<p>With multi-faceted splashes<\/p>\n<p>Of soul and nativity<\/p>\n<p>Voice above the Kilimanjaro<\/p>\n<p>Heard as low as Mbiama<\/p>\n<p>Known from Ugep to Calabar<\/p>\n<p>Agbor to Asaba<\/p>\n<p>Borokiri to Mile One<\/p>\n<p>Agbowo to Bodija<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m made from shades of tradition<\/p>\n<p>Nurtured at the city square of Abule-egba<\/p>\n<p>Raised by a thousand mothers<\/p>\n<p>I am the sound from Ilu-bata<\/p>\n<p>The rhythm from Owigri<\/p>\n<p>I am what tourists seek in Argungu<\/p>\n<!-- WP QUADS Content Ad Plugin v. 1.7.8 -->\n<div class=\"quads-location quads-ad2\" id=\"quads-ad2\" style=\"float:none;margin:0px;\">\n<script async src=\"\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\r\n<script>\r\n  (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({\r\n    google_ad_client: \"ca-pub-5983616716487778\",\r\n    enable_page_level_ads: true\r\n  });\r\n<\/script>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>I am the outstretched hills of Enugu and Ibadan<\/p>\n<p>Bedrocks of creative enclaves<\/p>\n<p>Connecting all borders<\/p>\n<p>I am words uttered in penned lines<\/p>\n<p>I am poetry<\/p>\n<p>Baked with Tradition<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Biography<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_20151222_1736341.jpg\"><img data-attachment-id=\"898\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/index.php\/on-the-spot-poetry-writing-contest-winning-poem-cultural-being-by-emebiriodo-peterson-ugochukwu\/img_20151222_1736341\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.poetsinnigeria.org.ng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/12\/IMG_20151222_1736341.jpg?fit=2560%2C1920&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1920\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"Ugochukwu\" 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He is the founder of the Port-Harcourt based poetry group, Word Phantomz. He is a poet of pidgin expression. He claims to be a superhero without a cape, saving lives through his words. 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