Kagayi Peter

Kagayi Peter
Born Kagayi Peter
Jinja, Uganda
Occupation Writer, Teacher
Nationality Ugandan
Alma mater Makerere University
(Bachelor of Laws)
Genre Poetry

Kagayi Peter is a Ugandan poet,[1] lawyer[2] and teacher.[3] He is the author of a collection of poems, "The headline that morning and other poems".[4] He has served as the Anglophone Coordinator at Writivism,[5] [6] [7] and President of The Lantern Meet of Poets.[8]

Background and Education

Kagayi was born in Jinja District in Uganda,[9] to Alimwingiza David and Namusobya Ruth. He graduated with a Bachelor of Laws from Makerere University.[10] [11]

He is one of the leading performance poets in Uganda. [12] He has performed with The Lantern Meet of Poets[13] and held a solo poetry performance, "The audience must say Amen".[14] He is the founder and curator of a poetry platform, "The Poetry Shrine", held at the National Theatre in Kampala.[15] His book, The headline that morning and other poems, was published in 2016.[16]

Works

Poetry collections

Poems

References

  1. "Thought Structures, Deconstructing a Ugandan State of Mind"anotherafrica.net. Retrieved November 22, 2016
  2. "BOOKS THEY READ: Peter Kagayi - Teacher"monitor.co.ug. Retrieved November 22, 2016
  3. "'Sound informs mood which in turn informs rhythm.' An Interview with Peter Kagayi."shortstorydayafrica.org. Retrieved November 23, 2016
  4. "Kagayi unpacks poetry collection"newvision.co.ug. Retrieved November 22, 2016
  5. "Writivism is not just about creating the Africa we want, but the Africa we need"bookish.co.za. Retrieved November 23, 2016
  6. "Staff"writivism.org. Retrieved November 23, 2016
  7. "New Leadership at Writivism | Meet Valerie Bah and Kagayi Peter | by Bwesigye Bwa Mwesigire"brittlepaper.com. Retrieved November 22, 2016
  8. "Uganda's Rich Poetry Culture Comes of Age"theeastafrican.co.ke. Retrieved November 22, 2016
  9. "Poetry tells Kagayi’s tale"monitor.co.ug.Retrieved November 22, 2016
  10. "Q&A: Justice is merely a feeling – Peter Kagayi"africainwords.com. Retrieved November 22, 2016
  11. "Young writers are leading a poetry revolution in Uganda"nation.co.ke. Retrieved November 22, 2016
  12. "Leading Ugandan Poet Gets Published"artmatters.info. Retrieved November 23, 2016
  13. "Lantern Meet Marks 5 Years Of Poetry"ugandaradionetwork.com. Retrieved November 23, 2016
  14. "Kagayi’s The Audience Must Say Amen is a break from the normal "observer.ug. Retrieved November 22, 2016
  15. "Uganda's Rich Poetry Culture Comes of Age"allafrica.com. Retrieved November 23, 2016
  16. "BREAKING: Sooo Many Stories to launch Kagayi Peter’s game-changing poetry collection"writivism.org. Retrieved November 22, 2016

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