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Tchicaya U Tam'si Prize For African Poetry
The Tchicaya U Tam'si Prize for African Poetry, established in 1989, rewards a writer who is distinguished by an innovative poetic work, of high artistic value. The prize is named after Congolese writer Tchicaya U Tam'si (1931–1988). It was created during the Assilah city's Forum (Morocco), on the initiative of Muhammad Benaissa, former Moroccan Minister of Culture and current Mayor of Assilah. The prize is generally awarded in August, during the international and cultural moussem (festival) of Assilah. Alioune Badara Beye chaired the jury of the 2014 edition. Winners * 1989 : Edouard Maunick (Mauritius) * 1990 : Jean-Luc Raharimanana (Madagascar) * 1991 : René Depestre (Haiti) * 1993 : Mazisi Kunene (South Africa) * 1996 : Ahmed Abdel Muti Hijazi (or Mo'ti Higazi) (Egypt) * 1999 : Jean-Baptiste Tati Loutard (Congo-Brazzaville) * 2001 : Vera Duarte (Cape Verde) * 2004 : Abdelkarim Tabbal (Morocco) * 2008 : Niyi Osundare (Nigeria) * 2011 : Fama Diagne Sène (Senegal) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amadou Lamine Sall
Amadou Lamine Sall, born on March 26, 1951, in Kaolack, Senegal, is one of the major poets of contemporary French-speaking Africa. Leopold Senghor said of him that he was the most talented poet of his generation. He is the recipient of the 2018 edition of the Tchicaya U Tam'si Prize for African Poetry. Biography Amadou Lamine Sall born in 1951 in Kaolack, is the Founder of the African House of International Poetry, and he presides over the destinies of the International Biennale of Poetry in Dakar, Senegal. Winner in 1991 of the Prix du rayonnement de la langue et de la littérature françaises, awarded by the French Academy He is the author of numerous anthologies of poetry that have been translated into several languages. In October 2008 he wrote several poems about Arthur Rimbaud while he was in residence at the Maison Rimbaud in Charleville-Mézières or ''Carolomacérienne'' , image flag=Flag of Charleville Mezieres.svg Charleville-Mézières () is a commune of norther ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Republic Of Congo
The Republic of the Congo (french: République du Congo, ln, Republíki ya Kongó), also known as Congo-Brazzaville, the Congo Republic or simply either Congo or the Congo, is a country located in the western coast of Central Africa to the west of the Congo river. It is bordered to the west by Gabon, to its northwest by Cameroon and its northeast by the Central African Republic, to the southeast by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to its south by the Angolan exclave of Cabinda and to its southwest by the Atlantic Ocean. The region was dominated by Bantu-speaking tribes at least 3,000 years ago, who built trade links leading into the Congo River basin. Congo was formerly part of the French colony of Equatorial Africa. The Republic of the Congo was established on 28 November 1958 and gained independence from France in 1960. It was a Marxist–Leninist state from 1969 to 1992, under the name People's Republic of the Congo. The country has had multi-party elections since 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Awards Established In 1989
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Tchicaya U Tam'si Prize For African Poetry Winners
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Tchicaya or Thystère Tchicaya is a surname. Notable people with this surname include: *Tchicaya U Tam'si (1931 – 1988), Congolese author, born Gérald-Félix Tchicaya * Jean-Félix Tchicaya (1903 – 1961), Congolese politician in the French colony of Middle Congo *Jean-Pierre Thystère Tchicaya (1936 – 2008), another Congolese politician *Jean-Marc Thystère Tchicaya (born 1964), yet another Congolese politician *Thibault Tchicaya (born 1983), Gabon international footballer See also *Tchicaya U Tam'si Prize for African Poetry, established in 1989 *Chaya (other) *Chica (other) Chica may refer to: *Chica (name), a given name, surname and nickname Other uses * Chica (dye), an orange-red dye * Chicá, Panama, a subdistrict * '' Fridericia chica'', also called chica, a plant * the title character of ''The Chica Show'', an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Think Of Lampedusa
Think of Lampedusa is a collection of serial poems by Josué Guébo, published in french in 2014, translated in English in 2017 by Todd Fredson with an introduction by John Keene (writer), John Keene. The book received the Tchicaya U Tam'si Prize for African Poetry in 2014. Theme The main theme of ''Think of Lampedusa'' refers to the 2013 Lampedusa migrant shipwreck, 2013 shipwreck of some 500 African migrants near the Italian island of Lampedusa, that killed 366 persons. The book deals, on this basis, with the massive emigration of African youth to Europe. It describes the reasons for emigration, the conditions under which journeys are made and the often dramatic consequences of these adventures. The poet, using both mythological and historical elements, questions in this work complex realities about the nature of man and his Identity (social science), identity. Summary ''Think of Lampedusa'' is the story of hundreds of young people, of various religions, who leave from Libya, Som ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Côte D'Ivoire
Ivory Coast, also known as Côte d'Ivoire, officially the Republic of Côte d'Ivoire, is a country on the southern coast of West Africa. Its capital is Yamoussoukro, in the centre of the country, while its largest city and economic centre is the port city of Abidjan. It borders Guinea to the northwest, Liberia to the west, Mali to the northwest, Burkina Faso to the northeast, Ghana to the east, and the Gulf of Guinea (Atlantic Ocean) to the south. Its official language is French, and indigenous languages are also widely used, including Bété, Baoulé, Dioula, Dan, Anyin, and Cebaara Senufo. In total, there are around 78 different languages spoken in Ivory Coast. The country has a religiously diverse population, including numerous followers of Christianity, Islam, and indigenous faiths. Before its colonization by Europeans, Ivory Coast was home to several states, including Gyaaman, the Kong Empire, and Baoulé. The area became a protectorate of France in 1843 and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josué Guébo
Josué Yoroba Guébo, or Josué Guébo (born July 21, 1972), is an Ivorian academic and man of letters. A major figure of African contemporary poetry, he is also a short story writer, playwright, essayist and author of children's literature. 6th President of the Ivoirian Writers' Association (AECI), he is the recipient of the Bernard Dadié Grand Prize and the U Tam'si Prize. Biography Josué Yoroba Guébo was born on July 21, 1972 in Abidjan, the economic capital of Côte d'Ivoire. He started writing poetry while still young. He wrote his first poem when he was twelve or thirteen years old. His interest for literature led him to read the works of Aimé Césaire or those of Paul Verlaine. He was also influenced by the great African writers he discovered during his school and university course. Holder of a PhD in History and Philosophy of Sciences, Josué Guébo is also teacher-researcher. Bibliography ;Poetry * 2009: ''L'or n'a jamais été un métal'' (Vallesse, Abidjan); ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mehdi Akhrif
Mehdi () is a common Arabic masculine given name, meaning "rightly guided". People having the name Mehdi are in general originating from Iran mostly and sometimes India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Iraq, Azerbaijan, France, Morocco, Algeria, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, United States of America. This name is a variation of the name Mahdi which has an Arabic origin. Other, less common, variations are Medi, Mehti, Meyti. People with the given name Arts and entertainment * DJ Mehdi (1977–2011), French hip hop and house producer * Mehdi Bagheri (born 1980), Iranian kamancheh player and composer * Mehdi Bahmad, Moroccan-born Canadian singer, songwriter, producer, director, and visual artist * Mehdi Bajestani (born 1974), Iranian actor * Mehdi Bozorgmehr, Iranian musician and composer * Mehdi Charef, French-Algerian film director and screenwriter * Mehdi Dehbi (born 1985), Belgian actor and theatre director * Mehdi Favéris-Essadi, French-Tunisian hip hop and electro producer, bette ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Senegal
Senegal,; Wolof: ''Senegaal''; Pulaar: 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭 (Senegaali); Arabic: السنغال ''As-Sinighal'') officially the Republic of Senegal,; Wolof: ''Réewum Senegaal''; Pulaar : 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 𞤅𞤫𞤲𞤫𞤺𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭 (Renndaandi Senegaali); Arabic: جمهورية السنغال ''Jumhuriat As-Sinighal'') is a country in West Africa, on the Atlantic Ocean coastline. Senegal is bordered by Mauritania to the north, Mali to the east, Guinea to the southeast and Guinea-Bissau to the southwest. Senegal nearly surrounds the Gambia, a country occupying a narrow sliver of land along the banks of the Gambia River, which separates Senegal's southern region of Casamance from the rest of the country. Senegal also shares a maritime border with Cape Verde. Senegal's economic and political capital is Dakar. Senegal is notably the westernmost country in the mainland of the Old World, or Afro-Eurasia. It owes its name to the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fama Diagne Sène
Fama Diagne Sène (born 1969, Thiès) is a Senegalese writer. Educated in Thiès, she became a teacher there. Ken Bugul listed her among "illustrious women" in Senegalese literature. In 1997, she won the presidential award for art and literature with ''Chant des ténèbres''. Born to a Serer family, Fama's controversial play ''Mbilem ou le baobab du lion'' denounces Serer tradition and received great criticism from the Serer traditionalists of Senegal. The ''Mbilim'' (variation : ''Bilim'') is a religious festival in the Serer calendar, celebrated once a year and is equivalent to the new year. In pre-colonial times, right until recently, some Serer griots were buried in the trunks of a baobab tree rather than buried in a pyramid tomb with all the regalia dictated by Serer religion. Tomb burial and mummification were always given to the Serer nobility, but some Serer griots were not buried this way. In this play, she criticises this tradition and came head on with the Serer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nigeria
Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf of Guinea to the south in the Atlantic Ocean. It covers an area of , and with a population of over 225 million, it is the most populous country in Africa, and the world's sixth-most populous country. Nigeria borders Niger in the north, Chad in the northeast, Cameroon in the east, and Benin in the west. Nigeria is a federal republic comprising of 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory, where the capital, Abuja, is located. The largest city in Nigeria is Lagos, one of the largest metropolitan areas in the world and the second-largest in Africa. Nigeria has been home to several indigenous pre-colonial states and kingdoms since the second millennium BC, with the Nok civilization in the 15th century BC, marking the first ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Niyi Osundare
Niyi Osundare is a leading African poet, dramatist, linguist, and literary critic. Born on March 12, 1947, in Ikere-Ekiti, Nigeria, his poetry is influenced by the oral poetry of his Yoruba culture, which he capaciously hybridizes with other poetic traditions of the world, including African American, Latin American, Asian, and European. Osundare is a champion of free speech and his creative and critical writings are closely associated with political activism, decolonization, black internationalism, and the environment. He is the recipient of numerous prizes, including the Association of Nigerian Authors (ANA) Poetry Prize, the Commonwealth Poetry Prize, the Tchicaya U Tam'si Poetry Prize, and the ANA/Cadbury Poetry Prize (twice). In 1991, Osundare became the first Anglophone African poet to win the Noma Award (Africa's most prestigious book award), and in 1998, he was awarded the Fonlon/Nichols Prize for his "excellence in literary creativity combined with significant contribution ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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