Warsan Shire announced as first ever winner of Brunel University African Poetry Prize

Wednesday 24 April 2013
Warsan Shire
Warsan Shire, winner of the Brunel University African Poetry Prize

The Brunel University African Poetry Prize is a major new poetry prize of £3000 aimed at the development, celebration and promotion of poetry from Africa. Bernardine Evaristo, who teaches creative writing at Brunel, initiated the prize in 2012. Listen to Bernardine announcing the first winner on April 30th on the BBC World Service, Network Africa. http://www.africanpoetryprize.org

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