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Nakisanze Segawa

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Nakisanze Segawa
BornUganda
OccupationWriter
GenrePoetry, fiction
Notable worksThe Triangle

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]

Writing

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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

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Novels

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  • The Triangle. Mattville Publishing House. 2016. ISBN 978-9970-958-108.

Poems

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  • "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

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References

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  1. ^ "Taking literature back home" monitor.co.ug. Retrieved 1 February 2015.
  2. ^ "BOOK THEY READ: Nakisanze Segawa- Author" monitor.co.ug. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
  3. ^ Nabasumba, Christine (12 September 2016). "Seeing Kabaka Mwanga as never before". observer.ug. Retrieved 13 September 2016.
  4. ^ "Winning Poems – 2010" bnpoetryaward.co.ug. Retrieved 20 November 2014. Archived 28 December 2014 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ "Sophie Alal wins 2010 Beverley Nambozo Poetry Award" observer.ug. Retrieved 20 November 2014.
  6. ^ "Grantee on the Road: Nakisanze Segawa" artmovesafrica.org. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
  7. ^ "Flashback: An Ebedi reunion in Uganda". NaijaTimes. 12 October 2020. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
  8. ^ "A tribute to Maya Angelou in Luganda" theeastafrican.co.ke. Retrieved 9 December 2014.
  9. ^ "REVIEW: Book—Summoning the Rains: African women on patriarchy" artmovesafrica.org. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
  10. ^ Mpamukama, Moreen (7 September 2016). "Move over Achebe, Ngugi, Soyinka". observer.ug. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  11. ^ "BOOK REVIEW: The Triangle by Nakisanze Segawa" nation.co.ke. Retrieved 24 November 2016.
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