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Series Editor

Kwame Dawes

 

Acquiring Editor

Courtney Ochsner

African Poetry Book

Under the helm of series editor Kwame Dawes, the African Poetry Book Series seeks to discover and highlight works of African poetry with a wide-ranging scope; from classic works to modern and contemporary voices. The greatest challenge facing African poetry in English is a lack of access to both classic works and the stream of works from new African writers. Currently there is no press in the United States, or elsewhere, that devotes itself entirely to the publication of African poetry written in English. This series looks to rectify this gap and also collect works of classic African poetry that have otherwise been forgotten.

With the help of an Editorial Board made up of gifted and internationally regarded poets, Kwame Dawes looks to publish two to three new titles per year. Submission guidelines for the series can be found on the African Poetry Book Fund website.

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Mine Mine Mine

Mine Mine Mine

Uhuru Portia Phalafala

March 2023

Nebraska

Breaking the Silence

Breaking the Silence

Anthology of Liberian Poetry

Edited by Patricia Jabbeh Wesley

March 2023

Nebraska

Keorapetse Kgositsile

Keorapetse Kgositsile

Collected Poems, 1969–2018

Keorapetse Kgositsile
Edited and with an introduction by Phillippa Yaa de Villiers and Uhuru Portia Phalafala

January 2023

Nebraska

There Where It's So Bright in Me

There Where It's So Bright in Me

Tanella Boni
Translated by Todd Fredson
Foreword by Chris Abani

November 2022

Nebraska

Mummy Eaters

Mummy Eaters

Sherry Shenoda
Foreword by Kwame Dawes

September 2022

Nebraska

In the Net

In the Net

Hawad
Translated from French by Christopher Wise
Translated from Tuareg (Tamajaght) into French by the poet and Hélène Claudot-Hawad
Foreword by Hélène Claudot-Hawad

February 2022

Nebraska

Your Crib, My Qibla

Your Crib, My Qibla

Saddiq Dzukogi

March 2021

Nebraska

The Rinehart Frames

The Rinehart Frames

Cheswayo Mphanza
Foreword by Kwame Dawes

March 2021

Nebraska

Sacrament of Bodies

Sacrament of Bodies

Romeo Oriogun

March 2020

Nebraska

‘mamaseko

‘mamaseko

Thabile Makue

March 2020

Nebraska

Exodus

Exodus

‘Gbenga Adeoba
Foreword by Kwame Dawes

March 2020

Nebraska

Modern Sudanese Poetry

Modern Sudanese Poetry

An Anthology

Translated and edited by Adil Babikir
Foreword by Matthew Shenoda, supervising editor

September 2019

Nebraska

The Careless Seamstress

The Careless Seamstress

Tjawangwa Dema
Foreword by Kwame Dawes

March 2019

Nebraska

Your Body Is War

Your Body Is War

Mahtem Shiferraw

March 2019

Nebraska

The Future Has an Appointment with the Dawn

The Future Has an Appointment with the Dawn

Tanella Boni
Translated by Todd Fredson
Introduction by Honorée Fanonne Jeffers

September 2018

Nebraska

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