Nakisanze Segawa

Nakisanze Segawa is a Ugandan poet^[1] and storyteller.^[2] She is the author of the 2016 novel The Triangle.^[3] She took third place in the 2010 Beverley Nambozo Poetry Award for her poem "The hustler".^[4][5] She was a participant in the Ebedi International Residency in Iseyi, Nigeria, in January 2015.^[6]

Writing[]

Nakisanze Segawa is a performance poet who recites her poems in Luganda and English.^[7] Her work has been published in a number of anthologies.^[8] Her novel The Triangle was published in 2016.^[9][10]

Published works[]

Novels[]

• The Triangle. Mattville Publishing House. 2016. ISBN 978-9970-958-108.

Poems[]

• "Zibogola!" and "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" and "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.
• "Luweero Triangle" in Jalada (2015)

References[]

External links[]

• "Summoning the Rains: African women on patriarchy"
• "EDITING"
• "A Thousand Voices Rising and Spoken word vs Written form"