Poetry

Dialogues Poet 

Fragile Distance amid a World of Woundedness: A Dialogue with Uchechukwu Peter Umezurike

April 13, 2026April 14, 2026 africaindialogue 0 Comments Africa in Dialogue, African Literature Curators, African Poetry, Brave & Brilliant, featured, Nigeria-Biafra war, Nigerian Poet, Poetry, poetry collection, Uchechukwu Peter Umezurike, University of Calgary Press, We Survived Until We Could Live

FRAGILE DISTANCE AMID A WORLD OF WOUNDEDNESS A DIALOGUE WITH UCHECHUKWU PETER UMEZURIKE Uchechukwu Peter Umezurike is assistant professor in

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Dialogues Multi-disciplinary 

The Courage to Confront Painful Narratives: A Dialogue with Laone J. Mangwa

January 7, 2026January 7, 2026 africaindialogue 1 Comment Africa in Dialogue, African Fiction, african literary magazine, African Literature Curators, African Nonfiction, Botswana, creative non-fiction, featured, fiction, Laone J. Mangwa, Motswana Poet, Personal Essays, Poet, Poetry, Short Stories, Southern Africa

THE COURAGE TO CONFRONT PAINFUL NARRATIVES A DIALOGUE WITH LAONE J. MANGWA Laone J. Mangwa (Also, LJ Mangwa) is a

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2025 Ubwali Hope Prize Dialogues 

Literature as a Place of Communion: A Dialogue with Isaac Kanyinji

June 27, 2025June 30, 2025 africaindialogue 0 Comments 2025 Ubwali Hope Prize, Africa in Dialogue, African Literature, African Literature Curators, Interview Series, Isaac Kanyinji, literary award, Poet, Poetry, Ubwali Literary Magazine, Zambia, Zambian literature, Zambian poet, Zambian writer

LITERATURE AS A PLACE OF COMMUNION A DIALOGUE WITH ISAAC KANYINJI Isaac Kanyinji is a Zambian poet and short story

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2025 Ubwali Hope Prize Dialogues 

The Sacred Ritual of Preserving the Fleeting and Fragile: A Dialogue with Dacious Kasoka

June 24, 2025June 25, 2025 africaindialogue 0 Comments 2025 Ubwali Hope Prize, Africa in Dialogue, African Literature, African Literature Curators, Dacious Kasoka, Interview Series, literary award, Poet, Poetry, Ubwali Literary Magazine, Zambia, Zambian literature, Zambian poet, Zambian writer

THE SACRED RITUAL OF PRESERVING THE FLEETING AND FRAGILE A DIALOGUE WITH DACIOUS KASOKA Dacious Kasoka is an economist, poet,

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2025 Ubwali Hope Prize Dialogues 

Running Towards Fear and the Freedom to be Wild: A Dialogue with Suwilanji Namusamba

June 10, 2025June 11, 2025 africaindialogue 0 Comments 2025 Ubwali Hope Prize, Africa in Dialogue, African Literature, African Literature Curators, creative non-fiction, essays, Interview Series, literary award, Poet, Poetry, Suwilanji Namusamba, Zambia, Zambian literature, Zambian writer

RUNNING TOWARDS FEAR AND THE FREEDOM TO BE WILD A DIALOGUE WITH SUWILANJI NAMUSAMBA Suwilanji is an avid reader, foodie,

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2025 Ubwali Hope Prize Dialogues 

2025 Ubwali Hope Prize: Conversations with Shortlisted Writers

June 4, 2025June 5, 2025 africaindialogue 0 Comments 2025 Ubwali Hope Prize, Africa in Dialogue, African Literature, African Literature Curators, creative non-fiction, Dacious Kasoka, essays, fiction, Interview Series, Isaac Kanyinji, literary award, Mubanga Kalimamukwento, Mwanabibi Sikamo, Mwila Agatha Zaza, Mwinji Siame, Poetry, Suwilanji Namusamba, Zambia, Zambian literature

2025 ubwali hope PRIZE CONVERSATIONS WITH SHORTLISTED WRITERS It is winter in South Africa and if you want to know

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Dialogues Poet 

The Byproduct of a Congolese Tale: A Dialogue with Laurène

February 14, 2025February 14, 2025 africaindialogue 1 Comment Africa, Africa in Dialogue, African Literature, African Literature Curators, African Poetry, Austria, Congo, Congolese Poet, curation, diaspora, DRC, featured, Interview, Laurène, Poet, Poetry

the byproduct of a congolese tale A DIALOGUE WITH LAURÈNE Laurène is a writer of Congolese heritage. From the age

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Dialogues Poet 

Resuscitating & Reclaiming Alternate Wisdoms: A Dialogue with Vuyokazi Ngemntu

June 14, 2024June 14, 2024 africaindialogue 0 Comments Africa in Dialogue, African Fiction, African Literature Curators, African Poetry, african writer, featured, multidisciplinary artist, Poetry, South African artists, South African poet, south african writer, Speculative Fiction, Vuyokazi Ngemntu

RESUSCITATING & RECLAIMING ALTERNATE WISDOMS A DIALOGUE WITH VUYOKAZI NGEMNTU Vuyokazi Ngemntu is a writer and performer whose praxis uses

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Dialogues Novelist 

The Sacredness of Earning a Face: A Dialogue with Binyerem Ukonu

May 13, 2024May 13, 2024 africaindialogue 0 Comments Africa, Africa in Dialogue, african authors, African Literature, African Storytelling, African Writers, Binyerem Ukonu, Canada, diaspora, Emmanuel Nwaneri, featured, Guest Interviewer, Journalism, Nigeria, Nigerian novelist, Nigerian Poet, Nigerian storytelling, nigerian writer, Poetry

THE SACREDNESS OF earning a face A DIALOGUE WITH BINYEREM UKONU Binyerem Ukonu is a trained-architect, poet, novelist and publisher

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Dialogues Poet 

Cultivating the Writer Self: A Dialogue with Nica Cornell

October 10, 2023October 11, 2023 africaindialogue 0 Comments Africa in Dialogue, African Literature Curators, African Poetry, African Storytelling, debut, debut poetry collection, diaspora, featured, literary magazine, Mwanaka Media and Publishing, Nica Cornell, Poet, Poetry, poetry collection, published, South Africa, South African poet

CULTIVATING THE WRITER SELF A DIALOGUE WITH NICA CORNELL Nica Cornell is a South African writer, with her Honours in

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