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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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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

Stray

Stray

Bernard Farai Matambo
Foreword by Kwame Dawes

March 2018

Nebraska

Think of Lampedusa

Think of Lampedusa

Josué Guébo
Translated by Todd Fredson
Introduction by John Keene

October 2017

Nebraska

In a Language That You Know

In a Language That You Know

Len Verwey

October 2017

Nebraska

The January Children

The January Children

Safia Elhillo
Foreword by Kwame Dawes

March 2017

Nebraska

Beating the Graves

Beating the Graves

Tsitsi Ella Jaji

March 2017

Nebraska

After the Ceremonies

After the Ceremonies

New and Selected Poems

Ama Ata Aidoo

Edited and with a foreword by Helen Yitah

March 2017

Nebraska

Logotherapy

Logotherapy

Mukoma Wa Ngugi

November 2016

Nebraska

When the Wanderers Come Home

When the Wanderers Come Home

Patricia Jabbeh Wesley

November 2016

Nebraska

Gabriel Okara

Gabriel Okara

Collected Poems

Gabriel Okara
Edited and with an introduction by Brenda Marie Osbey

April 2016

Nebraska

Fuchsia

Fuchsia

Mahtem Shiferraw
Foreword by Kwame Dawes

March 2016

Nebraska

The Kitchen-Dweller's Testimony

The Kitchen-Dweller's Testimony

Ladan Osman
Foreword by Kwame Dawes

April 2015

Nebraska

Madman at Kilifi

Madman at Kilifi

Clifton Gachagua
Foreword by Kwame Dawes

March 2014

Nebraska

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