Nakisanze Segawa

Nakisanze Segawa is a Ugandan poet^[1] and storyteller.^[2] She took third place in the Beverley Nambozo Poetry Award 2010, for her poem, "The hustler".^[3][4] She recites her poems mostly in Luganda.^[5] In January 2015 she was a participant in the Ebedi International Residency in Iseyi, Nigeria.^[6] She has had her work published in a number of anthologies. Her short story "Walking the familiar path" was published in summoning the rains.^[7] "JJ" was published in "Never too late". her poem have also been published in a number of anthologies.

Published works

Poems

• "Zibogola!", "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 Okaka Dokatum and Rose Rwakasisi, ed. (2009). The Butterfly Dance: words and sounds of colour. Femrite Publications. ISBN 978-9970-700-18-9. 
• "African sun", "Jump" in Painted Voices: A collage of art and poetry, volume II. Femrite Publications. 2009. ISBN 978-9970-700-18-9. 

Stories

• "Walking the Familiar Path", in Hilda Twongyeirwe and Ellen Banda-Aaku, ed. (2012). Summoning the Rains. Femrite Publications. ISBN 9789970700257. 
• "JJ", in Hilda Twongyeirwe and Aaron Mushengyezi, ed. (2011). Never Too Late. Femrite Publications. ISBN 9789970700233. 

References

External links

• "Africa needs original stories"
• "MY TOP 10 POETRY PERFORMANCES OF 2013"
• "Summoning the Rains: African women on patriarchy"
• "Editing"
• "A Thousand Voices Rising and Spoken word vs Written form"