African Poets

Part of 'Nigerian Pastoral' - a poem by Inua Ellams about a massacre in the town of Baga

Part of a poem by Safia Elhillo that explores her Sudanese heritage

Part of 'Diallo' - a poem by Bernard Matambo in memory of an African shot in New York

Part of 'Refugee mind' -a poem by Hope Wabuke about her being a Ugandan refugee in the US

Part of 'The Republic' - a poem by Nick Makoha about his reasons for departing Uganda

Part of 'Rituals at the Lake'- poem by Ngwatilo Mawiyoo about a trip to her native Kenya