Christopher Okigbo in the early 1960s — contemplative and defiant. Photographer unknown / Courtesy of University of Reading Special Collections (Public Domain or Educational Use)

Christopher Okigbo smoking a cigarette, 1960s portrait — Nigerian poet known for his lyrical intensity and political consciousness. — Christopher Okigbo in the early 1960s — contemplative and defiant. Photographer unknown / Courtesy of University of Reading Special Collections (Public Domain or Educational Use)

A black-and-white photograph of Nigerian poet Christopher Okigbo taken in the early 1960s. He is seen smoking a cigarette, embodying the creative restlessness and depth that defined his short but powerful literary life.

Ref.	OZ-P-1217
Type	Photograph · image/jpeg
Added	17 October 2025
Dimensions	526 × 365
Size	41 KB
Rights	Public domain (as stated by the record)

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Okigbo at Makerere: Poetry, Power, and the CIA’s Cultural Cold War — shown in its text

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