Submissions for the 2019 Brunel International African Poetry Prize will begin on 30 October and end on 12 December 2018. Previous winners include Somalia’s Warsan Shire in 2013, Ethiopia’s Liyou Libsekal in 2014, Sudan’s Safia Elhillo and Uganda’s Nick Makoha in 2015, Nigeria’s Gbenga Adesina and Chekwube O. Danladi in 2016, Nigeria’s Romeo Oriogun in 2017, and […]
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Poetry x Fashion | Attend a Class with Brunel Prize Winner Theresa Lola in London
Brunel Prize 2018 joint winner Theresa Lola will be teaching a class on poetry and fashion. The class will “explore how the textures of fashion and poetry intertwine, before using clothing as stimulus to generate new poems.” In this workshop we’ll be using fashion/clothing as a stimulus to generate new poems. There are many similarities […]
Momtaza Mehri, Theresa Lola, and Hiwot Adilow Are Joint Winners of the 2018 Brunel International African Poetry Prize
The 2018 Brunel International African Poetry Prize has been awarded to Somalia’s Momtaza Mehri, Nigeria’s Theresa Lola, and Ethiopia’s Hiwot Adilow. It is the first time that the Prize would be jointly won by three poets, and the first time that co-winners would be of the same stated gender. Founded by Bernardine Evaristo in 2013, […]
Introducing Brittle Paper’s Brunel Prize Poems Review Series
The entry of African Poetry Book Fund (APBF) expanded in more than one way the African literary scene. With its chapbook series and prizes, it helped revolutionize the poetry landscape on the continent. While the Glenna Luschei Prize, which honours a collection, and the Sillerman First Book Prize for African Poets, which recognizes best first […]
The 8 Poets, including 6 Women, Shortlisted for the 2018 Brunel International African Poetry Prize
Eight poets, including six women, have been shortlisted for the 2018 Brunel International African Poetry Prize. The announcement was made in a statement published on the official website of the Prize. Founded by Bernardine Evaristo in 2013, the £3,000 prize—co-sponsored by Commonwealth Writers, Brunel University, London and the African Poetry Book Fund—is in its sixth year and is “aimed at […]
When I Said I Was Leaving You | Theresa Lola | African Poetry
When I said I was leaving you What I really meant was: I am afraid of heights. My body once survived a plane crash, so you shouldn’t have swept me off my feet, I still fear anything that requires me to be lifted from the ground. I have spent the past few days berating myself, […]
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