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Kabura Zakama [1]

Listed as: 
Poet
Public address: 
Maiduguri , BO
Nigeria
Borno NG
Email: 
kzakama@gmail.com
Bio: 

Kabura Zakama is a Nigerian writer and promoter of writing in indigenous languages. His collection of poems, The Man Lived, won the 1999 ANA Poetry Prize. He is a member of the Association of Nigerian Authors, Abuja Literary Society and Abuja Writers Forum. He has been published in several anthologies, including 25 New Nigerian Poets and Dance the Guns to Silence: 100 Poems for Ken Saro-Wiwa. His latest collection of poems, Chant of the Angry, was published in October 2021. He is an international development and humanitarian practitioner based in North East Nigeria. 

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
In which languages are you fluent?: 
English
Favorite authors: 
Birago Diop Kwesi Brew Lenrie Peters
Twitter/X: 
@KaburaZakama
Born in: 
Garkida, AD
Nigeria
Adamawa
Raised in: 
Garkida, AD
Nigeria
Adamawa
Website: 
https://kaburazakama.com [2]
Prizes won: 

ANA Poetry Prize, 1999


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