African Poetry

Dialogues Novelist 

The Historical Roots of a Landscape: A Dialogue with Bridget Pitt

February 3, 2023February 3, 2023 africaindialogue 0 Comments Africa in Dialogue, african authors, African Fiction, african literary magazine, African Literature, African Nonfiction, African Novel, African Poetry, african storytellers, African Storytelling, African Writers, Bridget Pitt, Commonwealth Writers, featured, fiction, historical fiction, historical novel, Kris Van der Bijl, Novelist, Novels, Prose

THE HISTORICAL ROOTS OF A LANDSCAPE A DIALOGUE WITH BRIDGET PITT Bridget Pitt is a South African author and environmental activist

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2022 Gerald Kraak Prize Dialogues 

The Writer as an Ally: A Dialogue with Obinna Obioma

January 20, 2023January 20, 2023 africaindialogue 0 Comments Africa in Dialogue, African Author, African Fiction, African Literature Curators, African Poetry, African Poets, African Storytelling, featured, fiction, Gerald Kraak Award, Interview Series, lgbt rights, LGBTQIA+, literary magazine, Nigeria, Nigerian Fiction, Nigerian literature, Nigerian Poet, nigerian writer, Obinna Obioma, Poetry, queer literature, Queer Narratives, queer stories, Uchenna Emelife

THE WRITER AS AN ALLY A DIALOGUE WITH OBINNA OBIOMA Obinna Obioma is a ghost, liberal, Virgo, tutor, and literary

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2022 Kendeka Prize for African Literature Dialogues 

Displacement and Divisions Along Colour Lines: A Dialogue with Beverley Ann Abrahams

December 29, 2022December 29, 2022 africaindialogue 0 Comments 2022 Kendeka Prize for African Literature, Africa, Africa in Dialogue, African Fiction, African Literature, African Literature Curators, African Poetry, Award-winning Literature, Beverley Ann Abrahams, Charity Ngabirano, curation, featured, fiction, Interview, Poet, Short Stories, Short Story Writers, Southern Africa, Zimbabwe, Zimbabwean writer

DISPLACEMENT AND DIVISIONS ALONG COLOUR LINES A DIALOGUE WITH BEVERLEY ANN ABRAHAMS Beverley Ann Abrahams is a Zimbabwean teacher of

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2022 Gerald Kraak Prize Dialogues 

How A Child Tells Violence: A Dialogue with Hussani Abdulrahim

December 14, 2022December 14, 2022 africaindialogue 0 Comments Africa in Dialogue, African Author, African Fiction, African Literature Curators, African Poetry, African Poets, African Storytelling, featured, fiction, Hussani Abdulrahim, Interview Series, literary magazine, Nigeria, Nigerian Fiction, Nigerian literature, Nigerian Poet, nigerian writer, Uchenna Emelife

HOW A CHILD TELLS VIOLENCE A DIALOGUE WITH HUSSANI ABDULRAHIM Hussani Abdulrahim is a writer from Nigeria. He is a

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2022 Gerald Kraak Prize Dialogues 

Judgement Before Knowledge, Of The Boys Whose Hearts Were Sepulchres: A Conversation with Moso Sematlane

December 12, 2022December 12, 2022 africaindialogue 0 Comments Africa in Dialogue, African Author, African Fiction, African Literature Curators, African Poetry, African Poets, African Storytelling, Basotho, featured, fiction, Lesotho, literary magazine, Moso Sematlane, Mosotho Writer, queer literature, Queer Narratives, queer stories, Uchenna Emelife, Writing

JUDGEMENT BEFORE KNOWLEDGE, OF THE BOYS WHOSE HEARTS WERE SEPULCHRES A DIALOGUE WITH MOSO SEMATLANE Moso Sematlane is a writer

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Dialogues Poet 

Vignettes in the Heart: A Dialogue with Sarah Lubala

December 6, 2022December 6, 2022 africaindialogue 0 Comments Africa, Africa in Dialogue, African Literature, African Literature Curators, African Poetry, Botsotso Publishing, Congo, Congolese Poet, curation, DRC, Elijah Bwojji, featured, Interview, life writing, Poet, Sarah Lubala, South Africa, Uganda

VIGNETTES IN THE HEART A DIALOGUE WITH SARAH LUBALA Sarah Lubala is a Congolese-born, South Africa-based writer. Her family fled

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Dialogues Poet 

Grief Is A Man: A Dialogue with Loic Ekinga

August 12, 2022August 12, 2022 africaindialogue 0 Comments Africa, Africa in Dialogue, African Literature, African Literature Curators, African Poetry, Congo, Congolese Poet, curation, DRC, Elijah Bwojji, featured, fiction, Interview, Loic Ekinga, Poet, Uganda

GRIEF IS A MAN A DIALOGUE WITH LOIC EKINGA Loic Ekinga is a Congolese writer. He is the author of

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Dialogues Poet 

A Place Where Spring Is Possible: A Dialogue with Linathi Makanda

August 5, 2022August 8, 2022 africaindialogue 0 Comments Africa, Africa in Dialogue, african literary magazine, African Literature, African Poetry, african storytellers, African Storytelling, African Writers, Linathi Makanda, multi-disciplinary artist, Odyssey Books, Photography, Poet, South African poet

A PLACE WHERE SPRING IS POSSIBLE A DIALOGUE WITH LINATHI MAKANDA  Linathi Makanda is a multidisciplinary artist based in South

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Dialogues Short Story Writer 

Humanising the Queer Experience: A Dialogue with Bryan Okwesili

July 15, 2022July 15, 2022 africaindialogue 1 Comment Africa in Dialogue, African Author, African Fiction, African Literature Curators, African Poetry, African Poets, African Storytelling, Bryan Joe Okwesili, featured, fiction, literary magazine, Nigeria, Nigerian Fiction, Nigerian literature, nigerian writer, queer literature, Queer Narratives, queer stories, Uchenna Emelife, Writing

HUMANISING THE QUEER EXPERIENCE A DIALOGUE WITH BRYAN OKWESILI Bryan Okwesili is a queer Nigerian poet and storyteller. His works

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Dialogues Poet 

Poetry is the Language of the Streets: A Dialogue with Kagayi Ngobi

May 27, 2022May 27, 2022 africaindialogue 0 Comments Africa, Africa in Dialogue, African Literature, African Literature Curators, African Poetry, curation, Elijah Bwojji, featured, fiction, Interview, Kagayi Ngobi, Poet, The Lantern Meet of Poets, Uganda, Ugandan Poet, Ugandan Writer

POETRY IS THE LANGUAGE OF THE STREETS A DIALOGUE WITH KAGAYI NGOBI Kagayi Ngobi is a lawyer, author, performance poet,

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