A body was found on Thursday in search for Gboyega Odubanjo, who went missing at Shambala Festival.
, an independent poetry publisher where Mr Odubanjo worked as an editor, said it was "heartbroken" by news of his "untimely" death.In a statement published on X, formerly known as Twitter, they said he was a" beloved friend, colleague and incomparable poet".
He "would have gone on to produce a lifetime of enduring work as one of poetry's shining lights", the publisher said. Mr Odubanjo had mentored and supported developing artists and "his contribution within the poetry community was invaluable, as was his friendship", it added.Poetry SocietyMr Odubanjo was one of poetry's "shining lights" said independent poetry publisher Bad Betty Press, when speaking to BBC Radio Northampton on Wednesday.Mr Odubanjo's pamphlet, Aunty Uncle Poems, was a winner of the Poetry Business New Poets prize in 2020.
The University of East Anglia , where Mr Odubanjo studied between 2014 and 2019, called him a "well-loved and respected member of UEA's Arts and Humanities community". Shambala, which takes place at Kelmarsh Hall west of Kettering, hosts poetry performances as well as those by musicians, comedians and speakers.
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