A FEW HOURS AWAY TO THE 2015 BN POETRY AWARD CALL-OUT!

ARE YOU THE NEXT WINNER OF THE BN POETRY AWARD?

A FEW HOURS FROM NOW AND WE'LL BE SENDING OUT THE CALL FOR THE 2015 BN POETRY AWARD. WE BELIEVE IN REWARDING GREAT POETRY. THIS COMPETITION IS OPEN TO AFRICAN POETS.


TOM JALIO ABOVE, 2014 WINNER FROM KENYA.
ARE YOU THE NEXT WINNER OF THE BN POETRY AWARD?

ARE YOU THE NEXT WINNER OF THE BN POETRY AWARD?
ARE YOU THE NEXT WINNER OF THE BN POETRY AWARD?

ARE YOU THE NEXT WINNER OF THE BN POETRY AWARD?

ARE YOU THE NEXT WINNER OF THE BN POETRY AWARD?
ARE YOU THE NEXT WINNER OF THE BN POETRY AWARD?
ARE YOU THE NEXT WINNER OF THE BN POETRY AWARD?

ARE YOU THE NEXT WINNER OF THE BN POETRY AWARD?
ARE YOU THE NEXT WINNER OF THE BN POETRY AWARD?

WHEN A POET WINS 1,000 US DOLLARS, POETRY AND FILM FESTIVAL IN KAMPALA

Courtesy photo of Tom Jalio

It’s a pleasure and a privilege to coordinate annual poetry awards in Africa. Tom Jalio, the #BNPA2014 winner is by far one of the most dedicated, self-aware and respectful poets we have awarded. During the #BNPA2014 festival in Kampala and Nairobi, the #BN team could not help but notice the intensity in which he took note of his surroundings, acquired himself, took possession of the poetry spaces availed him and created a metaphysical commitment to learning and nurturing are inspirational.
Mildred Barya, Ugandan poet based in the US, will be part of POETRY AND FILM FESTIVAL running from 24th to 26th November in Kampala. BN Poetry Foundation will host the Women Film-makers of Zimbabwe as they tour Makerere University Film Studies Department, the African Poetry Library, Femrite and hold a mini film festival at CICP-Uganda National Cultural Center.

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Letter of Rejection, poem by Tom Jalio, published in A Thousand Voices Rising

Letter of Rejection

Dear Juliet,

There’s this rumour doing the rounds:
That I’m in love with you
I’d like to put an end to it
By proving it’s not true.

I never really stare at you
I just ignore the people around you
I never really think of you
I just imagine having a girlfriend like you
I never really flirt with you
I just tell you what other boys keep to themselves
And I never really ask you out
I just find you beside me when I go to dreamland…

Hey

There’s this rumour doing the rounds:
That I’m in love with you
It sounds funny, but
I’m starting to think it’s true.

Say…

If I loved you
Would you love me back?
If yes, then I love you
If no, then I don’t.

Yours truly,
Romeo


Tom Jalio
Kenya