Mũkoma wa Ngũgĩ
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Mũkoma wa Ngũgĩ is a Kenyan poet and author. His father is the author Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o
.
Mũkoma holds a BA in Political Science (Albright College
) and an MA in Creative Writing (Boston University
). He is the author of Conversing with Africa: Politics of Change (reviewed by New Internationalist) and Hurling Words at Consciousness (poetry, Africa World Press, 2006). He is also a columnist for BBC Focus on Africa Magazine and former co-editor of Pambazuka News.
He has published poems in Tin House Magazine, Chiumrenga, Brick Magazine, Smartish Pace, and Teeth in the Wind, One Hundred Days (Barque Press); New Black Writing (John Wiley and Sons); Réflexions sur le Génocide rwandais/Ten years later: Reflections on the Rwandan Genocide, L’Hartman etc.
He has published political essays and columns in the LA Times, Radical History Review
, Mail and Guardian, Zimbabwe’s Herald, Kenya’s Daily Nation, East African, Kwani Journal, zmag.org amongst others.
Ngugi wa Thiong'o
Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o is a Kenyan author, formerly working in English and now working in Gĩkũyũ. His work includes novels, plays, short stories, and essays, ranging from literary and social criticism to children's literature...
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Mũkoma holds a BA in Political Science (Albright College
Albright College
Albright College is a private, co-ed, liberal arts college affiliated with the United Methodist Church. It was founded in 1856 and is located in Reading, Pennsylvania, United States.-Overview:...
) and an MA in Creative Writing (Boston University
Boston University
Boston University is a private research university located in Boston, Massachusetts. With more than 4,000 faculty members and more than 31,000 students, Boston University is one of the largest private universities in the United States and one of Boston's largest employers...
). He is the author of Conversing with Africa: Politics of Change (reviewed by New Internationalist) and Hurling Words at Consciousness (poetry, Africa World Press, 2006). He is also a columnist for BBC Focus on Africa Magazine and former co-editor of Pambazuka News.
He has published poems in Tin House Magazine, Chiumrenga, Brick Magazine, Smartish Pace, and Teeth in the Wind, One Hundred Days (Barque Press); New Black Writing (John Wiley and Sons); Réflexions sur le Génocide rwandais/Ten years later: Reflections on the Rwandan Genocide, L’Hartman etc.
He has published political essays and columns in the LA Times, Radical History Review
Radical History Review
Radical History Review is a scholarly journal published by Duke University Press.The journal positions itself "at the point where rigorous historical scholarship and active political engagement converge". The Journal addresses "issues of gender, race, sexuality, imperialism, and class, stretching...
, Mail and Guardian, Zimbabwe’s Herald, Kenya’s Daily Nation, East African, Kwani Journal, zmag.org amongst others.
Books
- Conversing with Africa: Politics of Change ISBN 0-7974-2561-6
- Hurling Words at Consciousness ISBN 1-59221-463-0
- Nairobi Heat ISBN 978-1-935554-64-6
External links
- Column archive at The GuardianThe GuardianThe Guardian, formerly known as The Manchester Guardian , is a British national daily newspaper in the Berliner format...
- Profile at Mad Poetry
- Profile at Writers.net
- Toward an Africa without Borders Organization
- New Internationalist review of Conversing with Africa: Politics of Change