Peter Kagayi is a
Ugandan
}), is a landlocked country in East Africa. The country is bordered to the east by Kenya, to the north by South Sudan, to the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to the south-west by Rwanda, and to the south by Tanzania. The sou ...
poet,
[Serubiri Moses]
"Thought Structures, Deconstructing a Ugandan State of Mind"
anotherafrica.net, 14 February 2013. Retrieved 22 November 2016. lawyer
monitor.co.ug. Retrieved 22 November 2016. and teacher.
["'Sound informs mood which in turn informs rhythm.' An Interview with Peter Kagayi"]
shortstorydayafrica.org. Retrieved 23 November 2016. He is the author of a collection of poems, ''The headline that morning and other poems''.
[Solomon Kalema]
"Kagayi unpacks poetry collection"
newvision.co.ug, 17 June 2016. Retrieved 22 November 2016. He has served as the Anglophone Coordinator at Writivism,
["Writivism is not just about creating the Africa we want, but the Africa we need"]
bookish.co.za. Retrieved 23 November 2016,["Staff"]
writivism.org. Retrieved 23 November 2016.["New Leadership at Writivism , Meet Valerie Bah and Kagayi Peter , by Bwesigye Bwa Mwesigire"]
m brittlepaper.com. Retrieved 22 November 2016. and President of
The Lantern Meet of Poets.
[Bamuturaki Musinguzi]
"Uganda's Rich Poetry Culture Comes of Age"
theeastafrican.co.ke. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
Background and education
Kagayi was born in
Jinja District
Jinja District is a district in the Eastern Region of Uganda. The town of Jinja is the district's main municipal and commercial center.
Location
Jinja District is bordered by Kamuli District to the north, Luuka District to the east, Mayuge Dist ...
in Uganda,
[Douglas D. Sebamala]
"Poetry tells Kagayi’s tale"
monitor.co.ug, 13 August 2016. Retrieved 22 November 2016. to Alimwingiza David and Namusobya Ruth. He graduated with a
Bachelor of Laws
Bachelor of Laws ( la, Legum Baccalaureus; LL.B.) is an undergraduate law degree in the United Kingdom and most common law jurisdictions. Bachelor of Laws is also the name of the law degree awarded by universities in the People's Republic of Ch ...
from
Makerere University
Makerere University, Kampala (; Mak) is Uganda's largest and oldest institution of higher learning, first established as a technical school in 1922. It became an independent national university in 1970. Today, Makerere University is composed of n ...
.
["Q&A: Justice is merely a feeling – Peter Kagayi"]
africainwords.com. Retrieved 22 November 2016.[Gloria Mwaniga]
"Young writers are leading a poetry revolution in Uganda"
''Daily Nation'', 19 November 2016. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
He is one of the leading performance poets in
Uganda
}), is a landlocked country in East Africa. The country is bordered to the east by Kenya, to the north by South Sudan, to the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to the south-west by Rwanda, and to the south by Tanzania. The sou ...
.
["Leading Ugandan Poet Gets Published"]
artmatters.info. Retrieved 23 November 2016. He has performed with
The Lantern Meet of Poets["Lantern Meet Marks 5 Years Of Poetry"]
ugandaradionetwork.com. Retrieved 23 November 2016. and held a solo poetry performance, "The audience must say Amen".
["Kagayi’s The Audience Must Say Amen is a break from the normal"]
observer.ug. Retrieved 22 November 2016. He is the founder and curator of a poetry platform, "The Poetry Shrine", held at the
National Theatre in
Kampala
Kampala (, ) is the capital and largest city of Uganda. The city proper has a population of 1,680,000 and is divided into the five political divisions of Kampala Central Division, Kawempe Division, Makindye Division, Nakawa Division, and Ruba ...
.
[Rich Poetry Culture Comes of Age"]
allafrica.com. Retrieved 23 November 2016. His book, ''The headline that morning and other poems'', was published in 2016.
["BREAKING: Sooo Many Stories to launch Kagayi Peter’s game-changing poetry collection"]
writivism.org. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
Kagayi also writes and performs as part of Kitara Nation, a group of writers and performers based in Kampala. Ugandan poets Daniel Omara, Fahima Babirye, Hawa Nanjobe, Andrew Tuusah and Begumya Rushongoza are also part of the group.
Works
Poetry collections
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Poems
*"In 2065"
*"Last night I told a stranger about you"
References
External links
"Nabisunsa lives, loves poetry and creativity""Theatre festival soldiers on"
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Living people
Ugandan writers
21st-century Ugandan poets
Ugandan male poets
People from Jinja District
People from Eastern Region, Uganda
Makerere University alumni
21st-century male writers
Year of birth missing (living people)