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Feranmi Ariyo and Gracia "Cianga" Mwamba

Inaugural winners of the Evaristo Prize for African Poetry announced

June 28, 2023

Portrait of Kwame Dawes by University Communication.

Dawes' poetry reading explores lyrical writing of Barry Lopez

April 28, 2023

Awards coordinated by the Office of the Executive Vice Chancellor have been announced for 2023.

Nebraska U hosts African Poetry Digital Portal's first in-person conference

April 26, 2023

Photo of Togara Muzanenhamo

Zimbabwean poet Muzanenhamo wins Luschei Prize for African Poetry

February 28, 2023

Ice and snow cover campus. January 19, 2023.

Achievements | Honors, appointments, publications for Feb. 10

February 10, 2023

A photo of Michael Metivier

Metivier wins Schooner’s 2022 summer essay contest

February 1, 2023

Prairie Schooner awards $19,000 in prizes

October 28, 2022

2022 winners of Prairie Schooner's Raz-Shumaker Book Prizes are Jared Harél (left) and Gen Del Raye.

Del Raye, Harél winners of annual Raz-Shumaker Book Prizes

October 7, 2022

Fall leaves outside Andrews Hall. [Craig Chandler | University Communication]

Campus, community celebrating Poetry Week

September 30, 2022

Tares Oburumu

Nigeria's Tares Oburumu wins 2022 Sillerman Prize for African Poets

August 23, 2022

Patrons use the African Poetry library in Uganda.

Project earns funding to study book distribution in Africa

July 8, 2022

Society & Culture

Cecilia Woloch

Woloch earns Prairie Schooner’s nonfiction contest

February 21, 2022