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Christopher Ifekandu Okigbo

Christopher Ifekandu Okigbo (August 16, 1932–1967) was a Nigerian poet, who is widely acknowledged as the outstanding English-language African poet and one of the major modernist writers of the twentieth century. Deeply influenced by the poetry of the early Modernists, particularly William Butler Yeats and T.S. Eliot, as well as by the ancient Latin and Greek classics, Okigbo is notable for his ability to combine Western and African influences.

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Almond is a small deciduous tree, Prunus amygdalus (syn. Prunus dulcis, or Amygdalus communis) belonging to the subfamily Prunoideae of the family Rosaceae. It is also the name of the ellipsoidal nut-like kernel of this tree. There are two main types of almonds. One variety (Prunus amygdalus var. dulcis) produces sweet almonds, which are edible, and may be eaten raw or roasted or pressed for the almond oil. The other variety (Prunus amygdalus var. amara) produces bitter almonds, which are used for almond oil, but the raw also may yield dangerous amounts of prussic acid (hydrogen cyanide).

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The Manhattan Center was originally built by Oscar Hammerstein I as an alternative venue to the Metropolitan Opera House (source: Manhattan Center)

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