Damian Jam is a poet and social critic. He was shortlisted for the Association of Nigerian Authors’ National Prize for Poetry (2014) with his debut collection, Sounds of a Metal Gong (SEVHAGE 2014). He is also the author of Convictions (a novel) and is currently an assistant to the Vice Chancellor of the Federal University, Dutsin-Ma, Katsina State.
SVA: What inspired your collection, Sounds of a Metal Gong and what was the writing experience like?
DJ: The collection was primarily inspired by the general political misfortunes of my home country, Nigeria. I am a Nigerian who is politically astute, and I believe that the literary artist must make conscious efforts to influence the direction of change. The writing experience was very wonderful. Each day took me deeper with poetic thoughts, as the country kept showing darker signs from political miscalculations, missing billions, the insecurity problem, failure of the government to…
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