African Poets

2022 Gerald Kraak Prize Dialogues 

Voicing the Fringe: A Dialogue with Ukamaka Olisakwe

February 16, 2023February 17, 2023 africaindialogue 0 Comments Africa in Dialogue, African Author, African Fiction, African Literature Curators, African Poets, African Storytelling, featured, fiction, Gerald Kraak Award, Isele Magazine, literary magazine, Nigeria, Nigerian Fiction, Nigerian literature, Nigerian novelist, nigerian writer, Uchenna Emelife, Ukamaka Olisakwe

VOICING THE FRINGE A DIALOGUE WITH UKAMAKA OLISAKWE Ukamaka Olisakwe grew up in Kano, Nigeria, and now lives in Vermillion,

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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 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 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 

Embodying Dual Identity and Amplifying Marginalized Voices: A Dialogue with Tinashe Tafirenyika

February 12, 2021February 12, 2021 africaindialogue 0 Comments Africa in Dialogue, African Literature, African Literature Curators, African Poetry, African Poets, African Storytelling, African Writers, contemporary african writers, contemporary poetry, featured, literary magazine, Poetry, Tinashe Tafirenyika, Zimbabwe, Zimbabwean writer

EMBODYING DUAL IDENTITY AND AMPLIFYING MARGINALIZED VOICES A DIALOGUE WITH TINASHE TAFIRENYIKA With a belief that art is a catalyst

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Dialogues Poet 

Critique as an Ingredient for Growth: A Dialogue with Tamanda Kanjaye

November 16, 2020March 12, 2021 africaindialogue 0 Comments Africa in Dialogue, African Literature, African Literature Curators, African Poetry, African Poets, African Storytelling, African Writers, AfroYoungAdult, contemporary african writers, contemporary poetry, featured, literary magazine, Malawi, Malawian Writer, Poetry, Tamanda Kanjaye

CRITIQUE AS AN INGREDIENT FOR GROWTH A DIALOGUE WITH TAMANDA KANJAYE Tamanda Kanjaye is a writer and poet with a

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Dialogues Poet 

Scratching The Walls Between Me and Myself: A Dialogue with Amirah Al Wassif

July 31, 2020July 31, 2020 africaindialogue 2 Comments Africa in Dialogue, African Literature, African Literature Curators, African Poetry, African Poets, African Storytelling, African Writers, Arabic, Arabic literature, contemporary african writers, contemporary poetry, Egypt, Egyptian writer, English, English literature, featured, Guest Interviewer, literary magazine, Poetry

SCRATCHING THE WALLS BETWEEEN ME AND MYSELF A DIALOGUE WITH AMIRAH AL WASSIF Amirah Al Wassif is an Egyptian poet

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Dialogues Poet 

Experimentalism and the Elevation of Creative Power: A Dialogue with António Paciência

July 17, 2020July 17, 2020 africaindialogue 0 Comments Africa in Dialogue, African Literature, African Literature Curators, African Poetry, African Poets, African Storytelling, African Writers, Angola, Angolan writer, António Paciência, contemporary african writers, contemporary poetry, featured, literary magazine, Luanda, Luanda Slam, Poetry

Experimentalism and the Elevation of Creative Power A DIALOGUE WITH ANTÓNIO PACIÊNCIA As for me, on top of everything I

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Dialogues Poet 

Evangelizing the Culture of Interrogating Politics & Religion: A Dialogue with Philani Amadeus Nyoni

June 26, 2020June 28, 2020 africaindialogue 1 Comment Africa in Dialogue, African Literature, African Literature Curators, African Poetry, African Poets, African Storytelling, African Writers, contemporary african writers, contemporary poetry, featured, Philani Amadeus Nyoni, Poetry, Zambia, Zimbabwe

Evangelizing the Culture of Interrogating Politics & Religion A DIALOGUE WITH PHILANI AMADEUS NYONI Philani A Nyoni was born in

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