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26 July 2024
12 Books by African Writers You Need To Read This Summer
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Arts + Culture
04 April 2022
With her Words, Poetra Asantewa Rages and Dreams
The Ghanaian poet is releasing her anthology, Woman, Eat Me Whole, this month.
Arts + Culture
30 March 2022
Poet Sarah Lubala Examines Disappearances of All Kinds
The DRC-born poet tells OkayAfrica how and why she practices 'a poetics of disobedience.'
Arts + Culture
15 June 2021
5 Necessary Themes Explored In Koleka Putuma’s ‘Hullo Bu-Bye KoKo Come In’
Hullo Bu-Bye KoKo Come In is Koleka Putuma's second poetry collection following her internationally successful debut Collective Amnesia.
News
09 March 2021
South African Poet Mandisa Vundla to Pay Homage to the Late 'Mama Africa'
Mandisa Vundla is set to release a collaborative poetry album this year which honours the legacy of the late veteran South African singer, Miriam Makeba.
News
30 September 2020
Koleka Putuma Releases Sonic Experience for 'Collective Amnesia'
Koleka Putuma has released an audio book for 'Collective Amnesia' following the tremendous success of the anthology.
News
07 April 2020
Join Upile Chisala For Soothing Readings of Her Latest Works
Malawian poet Upile Chisala is set to deliver readings from her three poetry collections on Instagram Live.
Arts + Culture
20 December 2019
In ‘Borders Between Us’ Poet Saidu Tejan-Thomas Embarks on a Journey to Rediscover His Mother's Life
In his new audio essay the Sierra Leonean poet and storyteller shares a deeply personal, yet relatable, tale of familial relationships, sacrifice and forgiveness.
News
08 October 2019
Koleka Putuma's New Poem Speaks to South Africa's Femicide Crisis
'This country buries us before we are born. Calls us by our obituaries before it calls us by our names,' writes Putuma.
News
20 December 2018
Poet Koleka Putuma Has Been Appointed Theater Producer for Design Indaba
The Collective Amnesia poet will be joining what is regarded as the 'Cirque du Soleil' for intellects.
Politics
19 October 2018
After Decades of Erasure, Afro-Peruvians Will Finally be Counted in the National Census
Despite an Afro-Peruvian cultural resurgence not a lot has been done to increase the population's visibility on a political level.
Arts + Culture
23 August 2018
5 Afro-Latinx Poets You Should Know
Get familiar with the work of this talented group of poets.
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