Urhobo Folklore and Udje Aesthetics in Tanure Ojaide\u27s In the House of Words and Songs of Myself

In his article Urhobo Folklore and Udje Aesthetics in Ojaide\u27s In the House of Words and Songs of Myself Mathias Orhero argues that Ojaide\u27s poetry incorporates Urhobo folkloric contents and Udje style. Using African New Criticism as its theoretical anchor, this paper reveals that Ojaide amply deploys Urhobo folkloric contents and Udje aesthetics in both the form and contents of his poetry and thus, he continues as a modern Urhobo Udje maestro of the hybrid tradition. This paper also brings Ojaide\u27s recent collections to critical lenses, especially as masterpieces of his Urhobo folkloric and Udje adaptations. Orhero concludes by suggesting that further scholarship on the influence of Urhobo folklore and Udje aesthetics should be done on Ojaide\u27s other poetry collections