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Call for Submissions: Sillerman First Book Prize for African Poets, deadline 1 December 2016

By Africa in Words on 16 October , 2016 • ( 1 )

Call for Submissions Sillerman First Book Prize for African Poets deadline 1 December 2016 The African Poetry Book Series is made possible through the generosity of philanthropists Laura and Robert F. X. Sillerman, whose generous contributions have facilitated the establishment… Read More ›

Memory and the Cartography of Dismembered Parts: A Review of Peter Akinlabi’s A Pagan Place

By Africa in Words Guest on 7 March , 2016 • ( 0 )

AiW Guest: Iquo DianaAbasi Eke. This month, AiW Guest, poet Iquo DianaAbasi Eke, continues our deep dive in The Eight New Generation African Poets with her review of Peter Akinlabi’s A Pagan Place. In this collection, Akinlabi comes across as an… Read More ›