Talk:Omoseye Bolaji

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As a writer and poet based in the Free State here (South Africa) I can vouch for the accuracy of this article on writer Omoseye Bolaji. I was present when he was given the Lifetime Achievement award by our government. However I will just add ("edit") something to what writer Pule Lechesa has written on Bolaji for wikipedia (veracity of what I'll add can be simply checked on: worldcatlibraries.org) Thank you Raselebeli Khotseng Raselebeli Khotseng 07:09, 28 May 2007 (UTC)

I think what strikes one most whilst investigating the “proofs of accuracy” of this feature is the astonishing veracity and new literary treasures unearthed in the process. Being based in South Africa, I had read some of Bolaji’s books but this Wikipedia article – its references to other websites – made me know much more about this writer, and others. Whether one checks on google, or yahoo, the evidence of Omoseye Bolaji as an intriguing African writer emerges. The article “Omoseye Bolaji receives Lifetime achievement award” on the “South African small publishers blog” is excellent. On “kagablog great art daily” website/blog, there are photos of Bolaji collecting the Lifetime award. But even more stunning is the fact that there are about THIRTY articles on Bolaji’s literary work on this website alone. Again there is the website, freestate-black-literature.co.za which has many articles on Omoseye Bolaji. Learning about the special website “worldcatlibraries.org” was an education in itself, listing almost all the published authors and books in the world! It becomes clear that the writer of the original piece on Bolaji for Wikipedia, Pule Lechesa, knows his onions. Lechesa is known here in South Africa as a young black literary critic, poet and essayist. Strangely enough while creating the article, he did not refer to his own book which also largely focuses on Bolaji’s work (titled, Four Free State Authors)

I have learnt a lot by “researching Omoseye Bolaji” further, thanks to Wikipedia. For the meantime I hope am given the opportunity to add two more salient references to this article. Charles Matorera 12:00, 3 June 2007 (UTC)

I have read two of Bolaji's books - People of the Townships, and Impossible Love, and it is no surprise that some refer to him as the "black African master of the unexpected". - Mike

From articles I have read about Omoseye Bolaji, he over the years discovered, encouraged, helped to edit other black writers from the grassroots, hence the general praise for his efforts. I wonder why this is not reflected in the Wikipedia article on him? (Discussion by Lebohang Thaisi)

The Council of the University of the Free State has just announced that the University has decided to confer a "Chancellor's Medal" on Omoseye Bolaji.

I wish to congratulate Mr Omoseye Bolaji on his new book, Poems from Mauritius. The cover of teh book, which can now be seen on internet, is quite captivating. - Florence Malefane

Anybody who reads Charles Matorera's comments above can see that this article on Mr Bolaji is very accurate. In our neck of the woods here, we know of course that the article is very true. Quite frankly it is absurd that a question mark hangs on Bolaji's article whilst some of his proteges - like Pule Lechesa - don't have any question mark on their own Wikipedia articles. - Thabo Mafike (Author)

Thanks for your kind comments above, Mr Mafike. As an amateur writer, I have always loved reading, and researching writers (especially black African ones) Wikipedia is a wonderful creation. We must remember however that there are still some outstanding notable South African, African writers - like Lauretta Ngcobo, Gomolemo Mokae, David Maillu - who are not featured in Wikipedia. For the sake of posterity, we must do something about this! ~ Charles Matorera

Whether on google, or yahoo, the article - plus photos - titled: "Lifetime achievement award for Omoseye Bolaji" can be accessed directly and easily. Can anybody who knows how to do so, please help link said article(s) to this Wikipedia article? - Lebohang Thaisi (Secretary, Eclectic Writers Club, Bloemfontein city) —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 41.242.18.22 (talk) 12:35:49, August 19, 2007 (UTC)

I wish to congratulate Omoseye Bolaji who on Thursday (Sep 13, 2007) became the first black writer to be conferred with the Chancellor's Medal by the University of the Free State. It was a great occasion to savour. - Flaxman Qoopane (Author) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 41.243.253.234 (talk) 12:34, 15 September 2007 (UTC)

Text of Omoseye Bolaji's acceptance speech - plus photo - after he was conferred with the Chancellor's Medal, can be seen on the internet, via google. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Charles Matorera (talk • contribs) 07:38, 18 September 2007 (UTC)

When is this main article on Mr Bolaji going to be brought up to date? For me am afraid to try to edit this article. I have never done so before - but what about Mr Pule Lechesa, etc? They know that Bolaji's latest book, MY LIFE AND LITERATURE (2007) has been publishede and is making waves; its already on the general internet. So why don't they add the new book to the main article here? (Kgang Motheane)

Sources

It is hard to find reliable sources online for Mr. Bolaji's various awards. The South African Small Publishers' Blog seems to be one reliable third-party source, that could be linked from the article. It is not acceptable under Wikipedia rules to add comments to an article on the lines of "Please google for such and such a phrase". The sources must be referred to directly. However, there is nothing that says that sources must be available on the Internet. A reference to a South African newspaper or magazine that mentions the awards would be fine, even if the articles are not available on the Internet. --Bonadea (talk) 13:29, 9 January 2008 (UTC)

Congrats on your new book "Chief" - I enjoyed Tebogo and the Haka a lot. It is a pity that in our neck of the woods here we don't know the technology to link this Wikipedia article to a few of the countless articles published on Mr Bolaji. For example the article, "celebrating a riveting wordsmith" now appears on the general internet (google). - Urbain Tila —Preceding unsigned comment added by 41.242.8.184 (talk) 14:31, 17 February 2008 (UTC)

And again, articles do not have to be on the Internet to be considered sources. --Bonadea (talk) 17:59, 17 February 2008 (UTC)

Congratulations on the news that Omoseye Bolaji will be conferred with a traditional African Chieftaincy title in Ibadan city next month (August). And doesn't Bolaji look cute in the newspaper photo? - Flaxman Qoopane (Writer) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 198.54.202.70 (talk) 10:11, 26 July 2008 (UTC)

Roids and Associates (Publishers) are proud to publish the west african editions of some of Bolaji's books. We also congratulate Bolaji for his chieftaincy title - Kehinde Laniyan (for Roids and Associates) —Preceding unsigned comment added by 41.222.40.143 (talk) 17:33, 17 August 2008 (UTC)

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