Nakisanze Segawa

Nakisanze Segawa
Born	Uganda
Occupation	Writer
Genre	Poetry, fiction
Notable works	The Triangle

Nakisanze Segawa is a Ugandan poet and storyteller. She is the author of the 2016 novel The Triangle. She took third place in the 2010 Beverley Nambozo Poetry Award for her poem "The hustler". She was a participant in the Ebedi International Residency in Iseyin, Nigeria, in January 2015.

Writing

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

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 Dokatum, Okaka; Rose Rwakasisi, eds. (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 Twongyeirwe, Hilda; Ellen Banda-Aaku, eds. (2012). Summoning the Rains. Femrite Publications. ISBN 9789970700257.
• "JJ", in Twongyeirwe, Hilda; Aaron Mushengyezi, eds. (2011). Never Too Late. Femrite Publications. ISBN 9789970700233.
• "Luweero Triangle" in Jalada (2015)

External links

• "Summoning the Rains: African women on patriarchy"
• "EDITING"
• "A Thousand Voices Rising and Spoken word vs Written form"
• Abubaker Mayemba, "Nambozo, a public speaker promoting poetry", The Observer (Uganda), 26 November 2017.