File: Nigerian-born poet, Adeniyi Odukoya
Nigerian-born poet, Adeniyi Odukoya, has received an honourable mention in the 2026 Vanderbilt University Literary Prize.
Vanderbilt University, United States, which organises the annual poetry award, announced the recognition in the United States.
Odukoya, who is completing a Master of Fine Arts in Literary Arts at Brown University, was one of eight poets named for honourable mentions this year.
The competition attracted nearly 400 submissions from poets in the United States and internationally.
