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Tjawangwa Dema

@TjDema

Poet • Educator • Arts Admin • author of 'The Careless Seamstress','mandible', 'Meuterin' & 'an/other pastoral'

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Joined September 2009
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Kenanao Phele@kfphele12 Oct 2023
Spoke about Books From at @cheltfestivals earlier this week. Focused on 🇧🇼 @TjDema,@TlotloTsamaase and Gothataone Moeng. Spoke about 🇳🇬 Chimeka Garricks(I had to. Isnt it @wendy_njoroge_ & @thisbookishgal ?)and Imbolo Mbue. #CheltLitFest #Arebaleng
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The Evaristo Prize for African Poetry is now open to submissions!
African Poetry Book Fund (@AfricanPoetryBF) profile pictureAfrican Poetry Book Fund@AfricanPoetryBF1 Oct 2023
The Evaristo Prize for African Poetry is now open to submissions! Poets, send 10 poems for consideration by November 1st. This year, Gabeba Baderoon, @TjDema , & @MShiferraw will judge. africanpoetrybookfund.submit…
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Happy to be home-home doing a thing with @GabsBookFest #AreBaleng #GBF23
Gaborone Book Festival (@GabsBookFest) profile pictureGaborone Book Festival@GabsBookFest8 Jul 2023
We are excited to be hosting Botswana's acclaimed poet and author @TjDema. Mark your calendars and see you on Saturday, 22 July. RSVP your seat via Inbox/DM.This is a free event,open for all. #Arebaleng #Arekwaleng #GBF23
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Congratulations to Gracia “Cianga” Mwamba & Feranmi Ariyo on winning the inaugural Evaristo Prize for African Poetry!
African Poetry Book Fund (@AfricanPoetryBF) profile pictureAfrican Poetry Book Fund@AfricanPoetryBF16 Jun 2023
Big, big congratulations to Gracia “Cianga” Mwamba & Feranmi Ariyo on winning the inaugural Evaristo Prize for African Poetry!🎉🎉🎉 To read their excellent poems (& the judges' notes), visit rb.gy/lo3om. Our gratitude to all the poets who shared their work with us!
A photograph of Feranmi Ariyo (left) and of Gracia "Cianga" Mwamba (right).

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In #Nairobi at @UNHABITAT assembly. Honoured to speak this morning just after the Kenyan First Lady Mama Rachel Ruto & UN Habitat ED Maimunah Mohd Sharif during the First Ladies Roundtable. Big day spent mapping 'women shaping cities and communities'. #UNHA2 #Botswana #poetry
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Congratulations Altoma and Nara!
Lyra Bristol Poetry (@LyraFest) profile pictureLyra Bristol Poetry@LyraFest27 Apr 2023
With support from @BristolCouncil, Lyra Poetry Festival are proud to present: 🎉Bristol's First Ever Young City Poets🎉 Altoma Elwasila from Montpelier High School and Nara Pring from Bedminster Down School!
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short-list of the inaugural Evaristo Prize for African #Poetry (formerly the Brunel Prize)...
African Poetry Book Fund (@AfricanPoetryBF) profile pictureAfrican Poetry Book Fund@AfricanPoetryBF20 Apr 2023
We're excited to announce the short-list of the inaugural Evaristo Prize for African Poetry (formerly the Brunel Prize)! Visit APBF's website to learn the poets' names & read more about the prize: bit.ly/441JAfU @kwamedawes @BernardineEvari
Inaugural Evaristo Prize for African Poetry Short-List Announcement - African Poetry Book Fund

Inaugural Evaristo Prize for African Poetry Short-List Announcement - African Poetry Book Fund

The African Poetry Book Fund is thrilled to announce the short-list of the inaugural Evaristo Prize for African Poetry (formerly the Brunel International

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Hello #Botswana you can be part of #WorldPoetryDay? 🤙🏾 Chose your favorite poem/verses. 🤙🏾 Write them in a tweet. 🤙🏾 Make sure you add #SharePoetry 🤙🏾 Click "Tweet" and spread Poetry around the 🌍! Dreams by Tjawangwa Dema ⁦@TjDema⁩ youtu.be/OqFBW_4a_zM
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I don't know about young 😉 but happy #WorldPoetryDay - here's an old recording of Bread for the Birds which now lives in an entirely different version in #anotherpastoral the book
UNESCO Botswana 👉🏾 follow for updates on the #UN (@UNESCO_BW) profile pictureUNESCO Botswana 👉🏾 follow for updates on the #UN@UNESCO_BW21 Mar 2023
#WorldPoetryDay 👨🏾‍🏫BREAD FOR THE BIRDS (TJ Dema) poetry from #Botswana by a young poet, spoken word artist and #poetry activist bit.ly/1h1Sava lyrikline.org/en/poems/bread…
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Look out for the new ON AFRICAN POETRY SERIES @univnebpress - honoured to serve alongside some of the finest folks I know on this lovely literary intervention #scholarship #theory #creativeessay #translation
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No Bindings@NoBindings28 Feb 2023
2022 Luschei Prize Finalist @AfricanPoetryBF 2022 #poetrybookawards longlist @welshpoetrycomp 2022 Aidoo-Snyder Book Prize Runner Up @ASANewsOnline Get 'an/other pastoral' by @TjDema from UK: all good indies! US: @RoomofOnesOwn @MatterShop South Africa: @PorcupinePress2
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No Bindings (@NoBindings) profile pictureNo Bindings@NoBindings28 Feb 2023
"an/other pastoral" by @TjDema is a 2022 Luschei Prize @AfricanPoetryBF finalist! Eltinaé, Dema, and Mujila remain testaments of the incredibly diverse and polyphonic aesthetics of contemporary African poetry and the incredibly rich landscapes they create. - @matthewshenoda
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No Bindings@NoBindings28 Feb 2023
"an/other pastoral" by @TjDema is a 2022 Luschei Prize @AfricanPoetryBF finalist! Eltinaé, Dema, and Mujila remain testaments of the incredibly diverse and polyphonic aesthetics of contemporary African poetry and the incredibly rich landscapes they create. - @matthewshenoda
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Congratulations to Togara Muzanenhamo, and fellow finalists @keltinae and Fiston Mwanza Mujila @NoBindings #AnotherPastoral
African Poetry Book Fund (@AfricanPoetryBF) profile pictureAfrican Poetry Book Fund@AfricanPoetryBF23 Feb 2023
We're thrilled to announce that Togara Muzanenhamo won the 2022 Luschei Prize for African Poetry for his book "Virga" published by @Carcanet! To read guest judge @matthewshenoda's comments & learn more about the finalists, visit: bit.ly/3xN2UOV @KwameDawes @unlenglish
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k.eltinaé@keltinae23 May 2022
"Eat what your heart desires but wear what pleases others" is the Arabic proverb I had drilled into me so early for the longest time I honestly thought it was a verse from the Quran. I used to faint everywhere. At the fish market. At the doctors. At weddings.
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Happy New year @G_Rd_Books! Lovely bit of news here @NoBindings
Gloucester Road Books (@G_Rd_Books) profile pictureGloucester Road Books@G_Rd_Books9 Jan 2023
Back in stock after selling out yet again over Christmas, the brilliant 'an/other pastoral' by @TjDema published by @NoBindings Hooray for small presses and adventurous writing.
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20.35 Africa@20_35Africa1 Nov 2022
In our debut Interview series, Poet, Tjawangwa Dema (@TjDema ) and our editorial assistant, Portia Opare discusses the nitty gritty of the life and form of poetry, the transcedence of home beyond borders and many other interesting things. Read here: 2035africa.org/interviews/po…
“Poetry Loves Alternative Sources” – An Interview with Tjawangwa Dema - 20.35 Africa

“Poetry Loves Alternative Sources” – An Interview with Tjawangwa Dema - 20.35 Africa

That we generally don’t spend hours petting domestic or farm animals or praising daffodils is only one measure of “distance.” However, when you turn to language, to the months or seasons for example,...

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No Bindings@NoBindings2 Nov 2022
"Race. I was always thinking about Blackness, about what it means in different geographies to move in the world as People of Colour." 'Exploring Advocacy and Sustainability with @TjDema Through Poetry' interview by @kkolkes in #Botswana Business Weekly businessweekly.co.bw/lifesty…

Exploring Advocacy and Sustainability with Tjawangwa Dema through Poetry

Q: Talk us through the process of developing this body of works, considering that it forms part of the larger

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Until Nov 1st, African poets without a full-length book can submit to the Evaristo Prize, formerly the Brunel Prize. See: africanpoetrybf.unl.edu/cont… prize-for-african-poetry/?csrt=5920541698604704903 Read the last winner, Zibusiso Mpofu, at: africanpoetryprize.org/previ… zibusiso-mpofu
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an/other pastoral (@NoBindings, 2022) has been long listed for the #Poetry Book Awards 2022. Great timing, needed a bit of good news. Looking forward to the announcement of finalists on Nov 1st, whichever way it goes. @TebogoCranwell
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Long List Announced! #Poetry Book Awards 2022 - buff.ly/3rfOaoI Judge - John Evans has chosen his Top 25 poetry books from #indies, small press and self published poets. Check out some fab poetry here - buff.ly/3rfOaoI | @LitWales @PoetrySociety @VervePoetryPres
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