Sam Uzochukwu

Sam Uzochukwu is a Nigerian academic and expert on Igbo oral poetry.

Uzochukwu received his PhD from the University of Lagos in 1981 for a thesis on Igbo oral literature. He stayed at the University of Lagos, rising to become a Professor and Head of the Department of African and Asian Studies.

He has worked to collect and document Igbo oral poetry, particularly funeral dirges, and published both creative and critical work in Igbo. A Festschrift for him was published in 2008.

• Mbem Akwamozu [Funeral Dirges], 1985
• Akanka, Na Nnyocha Agumagu Igbo [Criticism of Igbo Poetry], 1990
• Abu Akwamozu [Songs of Mourning], 1992
• Traditional funeral poetry of the Igbo, 2001
• Traditional birth poetry of the Igbo, 2006