Poet • Educator • Arts Admin • author of 'The Careless Seamstress','mandible', 'Meuterin' & 'an/other pastoral'
Joined September 2009
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Tjawangwa Dema retweeted
12 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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2 Oct 2023
The Evaristo Prize for African Poetry is now open to submissions!
1 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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10 Jul 2023
8 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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17 Jun 2023
Congratulations to Gracia “Cianga” Mwamba & Feranmi Ariyo on winning the inaugural Evaristo Prize for African Poetry!
16 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!
ALT A photograph of Feranmi Ariyo (left) and of Gracia "Cianga" Mwamba (right).
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6 Jun 2023
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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27 Apr 2023
Congratulations Altoma and Nara!
27 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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21 Apr 2023
short-list of the inaugural Evaristo Prize for African #Poetry (formerly the Brunel Prize)...
20 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
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Tjawangwa Dema retweeted
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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21 Mar 2023
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
#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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13 Mar 2023
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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Tjawangwa Dema retweeted
28 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
28 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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Tjawangwa Dema retweeted
28 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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26 Feb 2023
Congratulations to Togara Muzanenhamo, and fellow finalists @keltinae and Fiston Mwanza Mujila @NoBindings #AnotherPastoral
23 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
ALT Black and white photograph of Togara Muzanenhamo
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"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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9 Jan 2023
Happy New year @G_Rd_Books! Lovely bit of news here @NoBindings
9 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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Tjawangwa Dema retweeted
1 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…
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Tjawangwa Dema retweeted
2 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…
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Tjawangwa Dema retweeted
3 Oct 2022
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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3 Oct 2022
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
1 Oct 2022
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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