His debut nonfiction narrative Painful Shadows (2022) and poetry collection Unmerited Order (2024) interrogate grief, resilience, and the reclamation of voice, while his short stories Kambili (Let Me Live), The Road Seems Narrow, and Conversations with the Past explore survival and identity within fractured worlds. His poetry and prose have appeared on Amazon KDP and Wattpad, and his scholarly essays have been published in peer-reviewed journals.
Vitalis’s research spans trauma representation in literature, feminist resistance, code-switching, postcolonial aesthetics, and the educational management of literary pedagogy. His recent articles include “Healing Childhood Trauma Through Creative Writing,” “Literature as an Instrument of Assessment: Educational Evaluation of Child Suffering in Amma Darko’s Faceless,” and “Male Vulnerability and the Broken Black Body in Okwiri Oduor’s ‘My Father’s Head’.”
A recipient of multiple awards including Best Graduating Student in English and Literary Studies Education, Best Poet of the Year, and the Godfrey Okoye University Vice-Chancellor for One Day Prize, Vitalis is committed to literature as a tool for survival, justice, and social change. He mentors young writers, leads literary clubs, and integrates creative writing with trauma-healing practices in schools and community spaces. His work seeks to reimagine literature not only as art, but as a radical act of empathy, reclamation, and cultural transformation.
Research Interests
Postcolonial and African Literature; Trauma and Survival Narratives; Child-Centered Literary Pedagogy; Feminist and Decolonial Literary Theory; Literature and Social Change
Academic offerings include 95 majors, 86 minors, and more than 100 in-major specializations
