"Eat what your heart desires but wear what pleases others" is the Arabic proverb I had drilled into me so early for the longest time I honestly thought it was a verse from the Quran. I used to faint everywhere. At the fish market. At the doctors. At weddings.

Until Nov 1st, African poets without a full-length book can submit to the Evaristo Prize, formerly the Brunel Prize. See: africanpoetrybf.unl.edu/contest-prizes… prize-for-african-poetry/?csrt=5920541698604704903 Read the last winner, Zibusiso Mpofu, at: africanpoetryprize.org/previous-short… zibusiso-mpofu

an/other pastoral (No Bindings, 2022) has been long listed for the #Poetry Book Awards 2022. Great timing, needed a bit of good news. Looking forward to the announcement of finalists on Nov 1st, whichever way it goes. tebogo_see

In our debut Interview series, Poet, Tjawangwa Dema (Tjawangwa Dema ) and our editorial assistant, Portia Opare discusses the nitty gritty of the life and form of poetry, the transcedence of home beyond borders and many other interesting things. Read here: 2035africa.org/interviews/poe…

"Race. I was always thinking about Blackness, about what it means in different geographies to move in the world as People of Colour." 'Exploring Advocacy and Sustainability with Tjawangwa Dema Through Poetry' interview by Kat Kai Kol-Kes in #Botswana Business Weekly businessweekly.co.bw/lifestyle/expl…

Happy New year Gloucester Road Books! Lovely bit of news here No Bindings

Congratulations to Togara Muzanenhamo, and fellow finalists k.eltinaé and Fiston Mwanza Mujila No Bindings #AnotherPastoral

"an/other pastoral" by Tjawangwa Dema is a 2022 Luschei Prize African Poetry Book Fund finalist! Eltinaé, Dema, and Mujila remain testaments of the incredibly diverse and polyphonic aesthetics of contemporary African poetry and the incredibly rich landscapes they create. - @matthewshenoda

2022 Luschei Prize Finalist African Poetry Book Fund 2022 #poetrybookawards longlist Welsh Poetry Competition 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 2022 Aidoo-Snyder Book Prize Runner Up African Studies Association Get 'an/other pastoral' by Tjawangwa Dema from UK: all good indies! US: @roomofonesownbooks.bsky.social TheShopAtMATTER South Africa: Porcupine Press

Look out for the new ON AFRICAN POETRY SERIES @univnebpress - honoured to serve alongside some of the finest folks I know on this lovely literary intervention #scholarship #theory #creativeessay #translation

Hello #Botswana you can be part of #WorldPoetryDay? 🤙🏾 Chose your favorite poem/verses. 🤙🏾 Write them in a tweet. 🤙🏾 Make sure you add #SharePoetry 🤙🏾 Click "Tweet" and spread Poetry around the 🌍! Dreams by Tjawangwa Dema ⁦Tjawangwa Dema⁩ youtu.be/OqFBW_4a_zM

I don't know about young 😉 but happy #WorldPoetryDay - here's an old recording of Bread for the Birds which now lives in an entirely different version in #anotherpastoral the book

short-list of the inaugural Evaristo Prize for African #Poetry (formerly the Brunel Prize)...

Congratulations Altoma and Nara!

In #Nairobi at UN-Habitat assembly. Honoured to speak this morning just after the Kenyan First Lady Mama Rachel Ruto & UN Habitat ED Maimunah Mohd Sharif during the First Ladies Roundtable. Big day spent mapping 'women shaping cities and communities'. #UNHA2 #Botswana #poetry

Congratulations to Gracia “Cianga” Mwamba & Feranmi Ariyo on winning the inaugural Evaristo Prize for African Poetry!

Happy to be home-home doing a thing with Gaborone Book Festival #AreBaleng #GBF23

The Evaristo Prize for African Poetry is now open to submissions!

Spoke about Books From at Cheltenham Festivals earlier this week. Focused on 🇧🇼 Tjawangwa Dema,Tlotlo Tsamaase and Gothataone Moeng. Spoke about 🇳🇬 Chimeka Garricks(I had to. Isnt it Your Favourite Publisher & Muthoni📚 ?)and Imbolo Mbue. #CheltLitFest #Arebaleng