The Weaver and the Word: Akwete Cloth as Metaphor in Modern Igbo Poetry
- Chiamaka R. Obi(corresponding author)
- Department of English and Literary Studies, Sample University (SAMPLE)
- * Corresponding author
- Pages
- pp. 23–41
- DOI
- Assigned once JHTS joins Crossref
- Received
- 28 November 2026
- Accepted
- 16 February 2027
- Published
- 28 March 2027
- Licence
- OA CC BY 4.0
Abstract
Akwete cloth, woven by women in south-eastern Nigeria, recurs in modern Igbo poetry as an image of memory, labour and continuity. This review traces the motif through the work of several poets writing in Igbo and English since the 1970s, reading the loom as a figure for composition itself. It argues that the weaving metaphor allows poets to claim a feminine, communal model of authorship against the solitary genius of the Romantic tradition.
Cite this article
Obi, C. R. (2027). The Weaver and the Word: Akwete Cloth as Metaphor in Modern Igbo Poetry. Journal of Humanities and Transcultural Studies, 1(1), 23–41. http://localhost:3000/articles/the-weaver-and-the-word-akwete-cloth-in-igbo-poetry