African Poetry Book Fund
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The APBF promotes & advances the development & publication of the poetic arts of Africa. Led by founder and series editor @kwamedawes, with tweets from staff.
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Congratulations to Motswana poet Tawanda Mulalu who has been announced as the winner of the 2023 Luschei Prize for African Poetry (organized by the African Poetry Book Fund African Poetry Book Fund)! 👏🏾 🎊
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Congrats to Aaiún Nin, finalist for the 2023 Glenna Luschei Prize for African Poetry for the collection BROKEN HALVES OF A MILKY SUN (Astra House 2022)!
Congrats to Aaron Brown, finalist for the 2023 Glenna Luschei Prize for African Poetry for the collection CALL ME EXILE (@StephenFAU_Press, 2022)!
Congrats to Linda Ann Strang finalist for the 2023 Glenna Luschei Prize for African Poetry for the collection STAR REVERSE (@DryadPress, 2022)!
Congrats to Hussain Ahmed, finalist for the 2023 Glenna Luschei Prize for African Poetry for the collection SOLILOQUY WITH THE GHOSTS IN NILE (Black Ocean 2022)!
Congrats to Michèle Betty, finalist for the 2023 Glenna Luschei Prize for African Poetry for the collection DARK HORSE (Dryad Press, 2022)!
The winner of the 2023 Glenna Luschei Prize for African Poetry is Tawanda Mulalu for the collection PLEASE MAKE ME PRETTY, I DON’T WANT TO DIE (Princeton University Press, 2022). Congrats Tawanda Mulalu!
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Tune into the National Book Critics Circle ceremony tonight at 5:30 PM CST! We're so proud to have published one of the poetry finalists: THE GATHERING OF BASTARDS by Romeo Oriogun (@AfricanPoetryBF). #NBCCFinalist
Link to watch: bit.ly/4ctXdZh
I am happy to share this poem I wrote in 2020 titled “A Good Muslim” that is published in the latest issue of Poetry Wales. My profound thank you to Zoë Brigley and the other good people at Poetry Wales, for giving it a beautiful home.
When your mentor visits your class to speak to your students.
The great Kwame Dawes is in Mississippi State University. There is a public reading later in the evening. More details in a minute.
