Nakisanze Segawa

Nakisanze Segawa is a Ugandan poet^[1] and storyteller.^[2] She is the author of the 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 is a performance poet. She 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"