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Mildred Kiconco Barya What an honor to speak with New England Review about cultural mythologies and Poetics of Transmutation! nereview.com/2023/11/03/mil… via New England Review

I am honored and delighted to see THE ANIMALS OF MY EARTH SCHOOL on this remarkable list! brittlepaper.com/2023/11/announ… #NotableAfricanBooks2023

Monday News! A new essay "Picking Wild Berries" and interview are up in the wonderful FORGE. You may read them here: forgelitmag.com/2023/12/18/pic…

We end the month with a lovely review of THE ANIMALS OF MY EARTH SCHOOL by Jeanne Griggs. Many thanks to Jeanne and Heavy Feather and Terrapin Books: heavyfeatherreview.org/2024/01/31/ear…

Four new prose poems up at LOLWE. If ever you find yourself in Kampala City or have been, you may bear witness to something like this: "The Goat, the City, the Embassy & Other Poems" Would love to hear your thoughts! lolwe.org/the-goat-the-c…

In my perspective, all these books are winners. So, if you're looking to expand your diverse poetry collection, here's a good start. To good reading!

Ah, friends, you'll love this latest Issue of Still: The Journal, not because I have three new poems in it, but because of all the brilliant offerings collected from some of the best and finest poets we are blest to have. It's such good company! stilljournal.net/mildred-kiconc…

Hello World! I'm thrilled to share the latest volume of Diode Journal with two new poems you can read here: diodepoetry.com/kicono-barya_m…

I am thrilled to offer this workshop on Sept 7, 2024 at the Carolina Mountains Literary Festival in Burnsville. Looking forward to seeing many wonderful folks. eventbrite.com/e/the-more-tha…

Happy to see my poem on Verse Daily, Today's poem: Giant Stag Beetles versedaily.org/2024/giantstag…

How wonderful to see my "book" BEING HERE IN THIS BODY long-listed for Cassava Republic Press's Inaugural Global Black Women's Non-Fiction Manuscript Prize. I guess it's not too late to celebrate with me! @cassavarepublicpress instagram.com/reel/DAqOhEHgr…

Ah, a ray of sunrise beyond Helene: My "book" BEING HERE IN THIS BODY long-listed for Cassava Republic Press's Inaugural Global Black Women's Non-Fiction Manuscript Prize. lovereading.co.uk/blog/cassava-r…

Here's a poem for our times published in the Cincinnati Review, Fall 2024. Lots to love in that issue, which I'm only getting to read now. For more, visit cincinnatireview.com/issue/21-2/

Beyond happy for winning this Jacobs/Jones literary prize! Won't you celebrate with me this good news? It seems the key thing, then, is to persist, and afterwards, persist. Thank you, NCWN. ncwriters.org/news/network-n…

One Celebration at a Time mildredbarya.com/one-celebratio…

Anne Harding Woodworth on Mildred Kiconco Barya innisfreepoetry.org/innisfree-40/a…

Tonight, all roads will converge at Story Parlor. Join us! I'm reading new creations I've not read before.

We continue to celebrate poetry month and the poetry of life through it all, through these changing and challenging times. Poetry remains true and we're true to it. We'll be thrilled to have your presence. Please join us. Thank you!

We're so happy to read at the wonderful City Lights Bookstore on Saturday April 19th at 3pm. Your presence, as always, is desired and appreciated. See y'all soon.

Happy News and a fun way to close the semester. My essay, "Wounding and Healing" is in good company--Honorable Mention in 2025 Albright Creative Nonfiction Prize. For more details, follow the link: nclr.ecu.edu/2025/05/09/202…