English and Literature teachers in Uganda

CALL FOR POEMS

BEST “NEW” AFRICAN POETS 2020 ANTHOLOGY

We are calling for BEST 1-3 poems per poet from Africa (living in
Africa) or of African diasporas (one of the parents originated from
Africa) to be included in BEST “NEW” AFRICAN POETS 2020 ANTHOLOGY.
Poems of any topic, form…preferably less than 40 lines but we will
read and consider longer poems too, must be in any African indigenous
language of Africa plus French, English, and Portuguese. Those in
local African indigenous languages should be accompanied by a
translation into French, or English or Portuguese.
We are also looking for critical reviews/appreciation/profile of
previous BNAP poets’ work, especially critical reviews of poetry
collections they released after being published in the BNAP Anthology
( 2015-2019), and reviews of any of the previous Bnap anthologies . We
will select interviews to publish from those we did in-house for the
past 6 years. The reviews and appreciation articles must be less than
2000 words in length

“New” in form, style, poetry making, thinking, writing, living.

Whilst we will give younger poets chance we do not necessarily select
young poets only. We are very flexible in what we term as African; you
may be born on the continent, you may be staying on the continent yet
from another continent (afrocentric), you may also be a first
descendent of African parents but staying in the diasporas.

Deadline for entries is 15 October, 2020

Entries should be in one word doc, include also your contact
information, country of stay or country of origin and a bio note of
not more than 100 words. We do not accept simultaneous submissions!

We do not send contributors free copies of the anthology

Please adhere to submission guidelines, failure of which we will not
consider your poems!

Entries should be sent to Tendai Mwanaka (English editor)
[email protected]; Lorna Zita ( Portuguese editor)
[email protected]; and Nsah Mala/Baldine Moussa (French
Editors) [email protected] or

*ETIQUETTE*

1. ᵈᵒⁿ’ᵗ ᶜᵃˡˡ ˢᵒᵐᵉᵒⁿᵉ ᵐᵒʳᵉ ᵗʰᵃⁿ ᵗʷⁱᶜᵉ ᶜᵒⁿᵗⁱⁿᵘᵒᵘˢˡʸ. ⁱᶠ ᵗʰᵉʸ ᵈᵒⁿ’ᵗ ᵖⁱᶜᵏ ᵘᵖ ʸᵒᵘʳ ᶜᵃˡˡ, ᵖʳᵉˢᵘᵐᵉ ᵗʰᵉʸ ʰᵃᵛᵉ ˢᵒᵐᵉᵗʰⁱⁿᵍ ⁱᵐᵖᵒʳᵗᵃⁿᵗ ᵗᵒ ᵃᵗᵗᵉⁿᵈ ᵗᵒ;

2. ʳᵉᵗᵘʳⁿ ᵐᵒⁿᵉʸ ᵗʰᵃᵗ ʸᵒᵘ ʰᵃᵛᵉ ᵇᵒʳʳᵒʷᵉᵈ ᵉᵛᵉⁿ ᵇᵉᶠᵒʳᵉ ᵗʰᵉ ᵒᵗʰᵉʳ ᵖᵉʳˢᵒⁿ ʳᵉᵐᵉᵐᵇᵉʳˢ ᵃˢᵏⁱⁿᵍ ᶠᵒʳ ⁱᵗ ᶠʳᵒᵐ ʸᵒᵘ. ⁱᵗ ˢʰᵒʷˢ ʸᵒᵘʳ ⁱⁿᵗᵉᵍʳⁱᵗʸ ᵃⁿᵈ ᶜʰᵃʳᵃᶜᵗᵉʳ. ˢᵃᵐᵉ ᵍᵒᵉˢ ʷⁱᵗʰ ᵘᵐᵇʳᵉˡˡᵃˢ, ᵖᵉⁿˢ ᵃⁿᵈ ˡᵘⁿᶜʰ ᵇᵒˣᵉˢ;

3. ⁿᵉᵛᵉʳ ᵒʳᵈᵉʳ ᵗʰᵉ ᵉˣᵖᵉⁿˢⁱᵛᵉ ᵈⁱˢʰ ᵒⁿ ᵗʰᵉ ᵐᵉⁿᵘ ʷʰᵉⁿ ˢᵒᵐᵉᵒⁿᵉ ⁱˢ ᵍⁱᵛⁱⁿᵍ ʸᵒᵘ ᵃ ˡᵘⁿᶜʰ/ᵈⁱⁿⁿᵉʳ. ⁱᶠ ᵖᵒˢˢⁱᵇˡᵉ ᵃˢᵏ ᵗʰᵉᵐ ᵗᵒ ᵒʳᵈᵉʳ ᵗʰᵉⁱʳ ᶜʰᵒⁱᶜᵉ ᵒᶠ ᶠᵒᵒᵈ ᶠᵒʳ ʸᵒᵘ;

4. ᵈᵒⁿ’ᵗ ᵃˢᵏ ᵃʷᵏʷᵃʳᵈ ᵠᵘᵉˢᵗⁱᵒⁿˢ ˡⁱᵏᵉ ‘ᵒʰ ˢᵒ ʸᵒᵘ ᵃʳᵉⁿ’ᵗ ᵐᵃʳʳⁱᵉᵈ ʸᵉᵗ?’ ᵒʳ ‘ᵈᵒⁿ’ᵗ ʸᵒᵘ ʰᵃᵛᵉ ᵏⁱᵈˢ’ ᵒʳ ‘ʷʰʸ ᵈⁱᵈⁿ’ᵗ ʸᵒᵘ ᵇᵘʸ ᵃ ʰᵒᵘˢᵉ?’ ᵒʳ ʷʰʸ ᵈᵒⁿ'ᵗ ʸᵒᵘ ᵇᵘʸ ᵃ ᶜᵃʳ? ᶠᵒʳ ᵍᵒᵈ’ˢ ˢᵃᵏᵉ ⁱᵗ ⁱˢⁿ’ᵗ ʸᵒᵘʳ ᵖʳᵒᵇˡᵉᵐ;

5. ᵃˡʷᵃʸˢ ᵒᵖᵉⁿ ᵗʰᵉ ᵈᵒᵒʳ ᶠᵒʳ ᵗʰᵉ ᵖᵉʳˢᵒⁿ ᶜᵒᵐⁱⁿᵍ ᵇᵉʰⁱⁿᵈ ʸᵒᵘ. ⁱᵗ ᵈᵒᵉˢⁿ’ᵗ ᵐᵃᵗᵗᵉʳ ⁱᶠ ⁱᵗ ⁱˢ ᵃ ᵍᵘʸ ᵒʳ ᵃ ᵍⁱʳˡ, ˢᵉⁿⁱᵒʳ ᵒʳ ʲᵘⁿⁱᵒʳ. ʸᵒᵘ ᵈᵒⁿ’ᵗ ᵍʳᵒʷ ˢᵐᵃˡˡ ᵇʸ ᵗʳᵉᵃᵗⁱⁿᵍ ˢᵒᵐᵉᵒⁿᵉ ʷᵉˡˡ ⁱⁿ ᵖᵘᵇˡⁱᶜ;

6. ⁱᶠ ʸᵒᵘ ᵗᵃᵏᵉ ᵃ ᵗᵃˣⁱ ʷⁱᵗʰ ᵃ ᶠʳⁱᵉⁿᵈ ᵃⁿᵈ ʰᵉ/ˢʰᵉ ᵖᵃʸˢ ⁿᵒʷ, ᵗʳʸ ᵖᵃʸⁱⁿᵍ ⁿᵉˣᵗ ᵗⁱᵐᵉ;

7. ʳᵉˢᵖᵉᶜᵗ ᵈⁱᶠᶠᵉʳᵉⁿᵗ ˢʰᵃᵈᵉˢ ᵒᶠ ᵒᵖⁱⁿⁱᵒⁿˢ. ʳᵉᵐᵉᵐᵇᵉʳ ʷʰᵃᵗ'ˢ 6 ᵗᵒ ʸᵒᵘ ʷⁱˡˡ ᵃᵖᵖᵉᵃʳ 9 ᵗᵒ ˢᵒᵐᵉᵒⁿᵉ ᶠᵃᶜⁱⁿᵍ ʸᵒᵘ. ᵇᵉˢⁱᵈᵉˢ, ˢᵉᶜᵒⁿᵈ ᵒᵖⁱⁿⁱᵒⁿ ⁱˢ ᵍᵒᵒᵈ ᶠᵒʳ ᵃⁿ ᵃˡᵗᵉʳⁿᵃᵗⁱᵛᵉ;

8. ⁿᵉᵛᵉʳ ⁱⁿᵗᵉʳʳᵘᵖᵗ ᵖᵉᵒᵖˡᵉ ᵗᵃˡᵏⁱⁿᵍ. ᵃˡˡᵒʷ ᵗʰᵉᵐ ᵗᵒ ᵖᵒᵘʳ ⁱᵗ ᵒᵘᵗ. ᵃˢ ᵗʰᵉʸ ˢᵃʸ, ʰᵉᵃʳ ᵗʰᵉᵐ ᵃˡˡ ᵃⁿᵈ ᶠⁱˡᵗᵉʳ ᵗʰᵉᵐ ᵃˡˡ;

9. ⁱᶠ ʸᵒᵘ ᵗᵉᵃˢᵉ ˢᵒᵐᵉᵒⁿᵉ, ᵃⁿᵈ ᵗʰᵉʸ ᵈᵒⁿ’ᵗ ˢᵉᵉᵐ ᵗᵒ ᵉⁿʲᵒʸ ⁱᵗ, ˢᵗᵒᵖ ⁱᵗ ᵃⁿᵈ ⁿᵉᵛᵉʳ ᵈᵒ ⁱᵗ ᵃᵍᵃⁱⁿ. ⁱᵗ ᵉⁿᶜᵒᵘʳᵃᵍᵉˢ ᵒⁿᵉ ᵗᵒ ᵈᵒ ᵐᵒʳᵉ ᵃⁿᵈ ⁱᵗ ˢʰᵒʷˢ ʰᵒʷ ᵃᵖᵖʳᵉᶜⁱᵃᵗⁱᵛᵉ ʸᵒᵘ'ʳᵉ;

10. ˢᵃʸ “ᵗʰᵃⁿᵏ ʸᵒᵘ” ʷʰᵉⁿ ˢᵒᵐᵉᵒⁿᵉ ⁱˢ ʰᵉˡᵖⁱⁿᵍ ʸᵒᵘ.

11. ᵖʳᵃⁱˢᵉ ᵖᵘᵇˡⁱᶜˡʸ. ᶜʳⁱᵗⁱᶜⁱᶻᵉ ᵖʳⁱᵛᵃᵗᵉˡʸ;

12. ᵗʰᵉʳᵉ’ˢ ᵃˡᵐᵒˢᵗ ⁿᵉᵛᵉʳ ᵃ ʳᵉᵃˢᵒⁿ ᵗᵒ ᶜᵒᵐᵐᵉⁿᵗ ᵒⁿ ˢᵒᵐᵉᵒⁿᵉ’ˢ ʷᵉⁱᵍʰᵗ. ʲᵘˢᵗ ˢᵃʸ, “ʸᵒᵘ ˡᵒᵒᵏ ᶠᵃⁿᵗᵃˢᵗⁱᶜ.” ⁱᶠ ᵗʰᵉʸ ʷᵃⁿᵗ ᵗᵒ ᵗᵃˡᵏ ᵃᵇᵒᵘᵗ ˡᵒˢⁱⁿᵍ ʷᵉⁱᵍʰᵗ, ᵗʰᵉʸ ʷⁱˡˡ;

13. ʷʰᵉⁿ ˢᵒᵐᵉᵒⁿᵉ ˢʰᵒʷˢ ʸᵒᵘ ᵃ ᵖʰᵒᵗᵒ ᵒⁿ ᵗʰᵉⁱʳ ᵖʰᵒⁿᵉ, ᵈᵒⁿ’ᵗ ˢʷⁱᵖᵉ ˡᵉᶠᵗ ᵒʳ ʳⁱᵍʰᵗ. ʸᵒᵘ ⁿᵉᵛᵉʳ ᵏⁿᵒʷ ʷʰᵃᵗ’ˢ ⁿᵉˣᵗ;

14. ⁱᶠ ᵃ ᶜᵒˡˡᵉᵃᵍᵘᵉ ᵗᵉˡˡˢ ʸᵒᵘ ᵗʰᵉʸ ʰᵃᵛᵉ ᵃ ᵈᵒᶜᵗᵒʳˢ' ᵃᵖᵖᵒⁱⁿᵗᵐᵉⁿᵗ, ᵈᵒⁿ’ᵗ ᵃˢᵏ ʷʰᵃᵗ ⁱᵗ’ˢ ᶠᵒʳ, ʲᵘˢᵗ ˢᵃʸ "ⁱ ʰᵒᵖᵉ ʸᵒᵘ’ʳᵉ ᵒᵏᵃʸ". ᵈᵒⁿ’ᵗ ᵖᵘᵗ ᵗʰᵉᵐ ⁱⁿ ᵗʰᵉ ᵘⁿᶜᵒᵐᶠᵒʳᵗᵃᵇˡᵉ ᵖᵒˢⁱᵗⁱᵒⁿ ᵒᶠ ʰᵃᵛⁱⁿᵍ ᵗᵒ ᵗᵉˡˡ ʸᵒᵘ ᵗʰᵉⁱʳ ᵖᵉʳˢᵒⁿᵃˡ ⁱˡˡⁿᵉˢˢ. ⁱᶠ ᵗʰᵉʸ ʷᵃⁿᵗ ʸᵒᵘ ᵗᵒ ᵏⁿᵒʷ, ᵗʰᵉʸ'ˡˡ ᵈᵒ ˢᵒ ʷⁱᵗʰᵒᵘᵗ ʸᵒᵘʳ ⁱⁿᵠᵘⁱˢⁱᵗⁱᵛᵉⁿᵉˢˢ;

Be strong enough to stand alone..Smart enough to know when you need help..And Brave enough to ask for it

Teachers,
Winning horse does not know why it runs the race...It runs because of beats & pains...Life is a race, god is your rider...So if u r in pain then think,..God wants u to win...