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Jamila Osman is a Somali poet and essayist from Portland,

Jamila Osman

Ladan Osman in a black top with a green scarf, large earrings and a necklace

Winner of the 2013 Sillerman Prize for African Poetry

Ladan Osman

Henk Rossouw is from Cape Town, South Africa. His book-length poem

Henk Rossouw

Mahtem Shiferraw

Winner of the 2014 Sillerman Prize for African Poetry

Mahtem Shiferraw

Shire,Warsan

Warsan Shire is a British writer, poet, editor and teacher,

Warsan Shire

Alexis Teyie is a Kenyan writer and feminist. Her poetry is

Alexis Teyie

EjiỌfỌr Ugwu

Ejiofor Ugwu is from Alor-Agu in Nsukka, Nigeria. He is

Ejiofor Ugwu

Chimwemwe Undi

Chimwemwe Undi is a performance and page poet living and

Chimwemwe Undi

Verwey, Len

Len Verwey is a South African poet. He was born in

Len Verwey

Mukoma Wa Ngugi is an assistant professor of English at Cornell

Mukoma Wa Ngugi

Hope Wabuke is a Ugandan American poet, essayist, and writer. She

Hope Wabuke

Patricia Jabbeh Wesley is an associate professor of English and creative writing

Patricia Jabbeh Wesley

Tryphena Yeboah

Tryphena Yeboah was born in Mampong, Ghana, and received a BA

Tryphena Yeboah