Nakisanze Segawa is a Ugandan poet[1] and storyteller.[2] She is the author of the 2016 novel The Triangle.[3] She took third place in the 2010 Beverley Nambozo Poetry Award for her poem "The hustler".[4][5] She was a participant in the Ebedi International Residency in Iseyin, Nigeria, in January 2015.[6][7]
Nakisanze Segawa | |
|---|---|
| Born | Uganda |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Genre | Poetry, fiction |
| Notable works | The Triangle |
Writing edit
Nakisanze Segawa is a performance poet who recites her poems in Luganda and English.[8] Her work has been published in a number of anthologies.[9] Her novel The Triangle was published in 2016.[10][11]
Published works edit
Novels edit
- The Triangle. Mattville Publishing House. 2016. ISBN 978-9970-958-108.
Poems edit
- "Zibogola!" and "The hustler", in Beverley Nambozo Nsengiyunva, ed. (2014). A thousand voices rising: An anthology of contemporary African poetry. BN Poetry Foundation. ISBN 978-9970-9234-0-3.
- "I love school", in Dokatum, Okaka; Rose Rwakasisi, eds. (2009). The Butterfly Dance: words and sounds of colour. Femrite Publications. ISBN 978-9970-700-18-9.
- "African sun" and "Jump", in Painted Voices: A collage of art and poetry, volume II. Femrite Publications. 2009. ISBN 978-9970-700-18-9.
Stories edit
- "Walking the Familiar Path", in Twongyeirwe, Hilda; Ellen Banda-Aaku, eds. (2012). Summoning the Rains. Femrite Publications. ISBN 9789970700257.
- "JJ", in Twongyeirwe, Hilda; Aaron Mushengyezi, eds. (2011). Never Too Late. Femrite Publications. ISBN 9789970700233.
- "Luweero Triangle" in Jalada (2015)
References edit
- ^ "Taking literature back home" monitor.co.ug. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
- ^ "BOOK THEY READ: Nakisanze Segawa- Author" monitor.co.ug. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
- ^ Nabasumba, Christine (12 September 2016). "Seeing Kabaka Mwanga as never before". observer.ug. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
- ^ "Winning Poems – 2010" bnpoetryaward.co.ug. Retrieved 20 November 2014. Archived 28 December 2014 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Sophie Alal wins 2010 Beverley Nambozo Poetry Award" observer.ug. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
- ^ "Grantee on the Road: Nakisanze Segawa" artmovesafrica.org. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
- ^ "Flashback: An Ebedi reunion in Uganda". NaijaTimes. 12 October 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
- ^ "A tribute to Maya Angelou in Luganda" theeastafrican.co.ke. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
- ^ "REVIEW: Book—Summoning the Rains: African women on patriarchy" artmovesafrica.org. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
- ^ Mpamukama, Moreen (7 September 2016). "Move over Achebe, Ngugi, Soyinka". observer.ug. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
- ^ "BOOK REVIEW: The Triangle by Nakisanze Segawa" nation.co.ke. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
External links edit
- "Summoning the Rains: African women on patriarchy"
- "EDITING"
- "A Thousand Voices Rising and Spoken word vs Written form"
- Abubaker Mayemba, "Nambozo, a public speaker promoting poetry", The Observer (Uganda), 26 November 2017.