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All African Women Poetry Festival

@aawpfestival

A Pan African Poetry Festival centered around contemporary female artists with the aim of telling the African story from the woman’s perspective.

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This year we bring you two editions of the Aawpfestival, Aawpfestival 3.1 which is happening this January in Nairobi Kenya and Aawpfestival 3.2 which will take place in Ghana in May. We are excited to continue telling the African story in unique ways. To sponsor call 0201967272

This year we bring you two editions of the Aawpfestival, Aawpfestival 3.1  which is happening this January in Nairobi Kenya and Aawpfestival 3.2 which will take place in Ghana in May. We are excited to continue telling the African story in unique ways. 
To sponsor call 0201967272
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For #aawpfestival3.1, we’re honored to be celebrating a woman whose words have become a movement, a memory, and a force for change. Sitawa Namwalie is a Kenyan national treasure, a poetic powerhouse, and a storyteller who breathes life into our shared memories.

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Four phenomenal storytellers Three unique perspectives Two countries in dialogue One East African Matriarch We will be doing the storytelling,you’re welcome to commune with us.We leave no one behind,all are welcome. Come donate any amount you can afford.

Four phenomenal storytellers 
Three unique perspectives 
Two countries in dialogue 
One East African Matriarch 

We will be doing  the storytelling,you’re welcome to commune with us.We leave no one behind,all are welcome.
Come donate any amount you can afford.
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Our first edition was amazing and because you loved it, we are bringing you another! Join us for a conversation with two powerful voices in contemporary poetry—Moyosola Olowokure & Deborah Johnson. Mark your calendars and spread the word!

Our first edition was amazing and because you loved it, we are bringing you another!

Join us for a conversation with two powerful voices in contemporary poetry—Moyosola Olowokure & Deborah Johnson. 

Mark your calendars and spread the word!
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Ghana, we didn’t forget you! After an incredible 3.1 edition in Kenya, AAWP Festival is bringing the magic home this May—bigger and better than ever! This 3rd edition will highlight the power of poetry as a force for change, celebrating its role in storytelling #aawpfestival

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Nine(9) gifted writers Five (5) Countries 🇬🇭 🇰🇪 🇨🇼 🇳🇱 🇿🇦 One (1) microphone and a message just for you. Join us ! #aawpfestival #aawpfestival2025 #culture #ofmemoryandloss #celebratingprofabenabusia #heritage

Nine(9) gifted writers 
Five (5) Countries 🇬🇭 🇰🇪 🇨🇼 🇳🇱 🇿🇦
One (1) microphone and a message just for you. 
Join us !
#aawpfestival #aawpfestival2025 #culture #ofmemoryandloss #celebratingprofabenabusia #heritage
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We are honoured to welcome the legendary Sitawa Namwalie to the stage. Prepare for an unforgettable performance that blends language, music, and power in true Sitawa fashion.

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this week, grieve, that is how you survive finds breath in GHANA. we carry these poems in our bodies, grief in our bones, and offer it to the red earth and listening sky. gratitude to the land, to the moment, and to every heartbeat that brought us here. #GrieveThatIsHowYouSurvive

this week,
grieve, that is how you survive finds breath in GHANA. we carry these poems in our bodies, grief in our bones, and offer it to the red earth and listening sky.
gratitude to the land, to the moment,
and to every heartbeat that brought us here.
#GrieveThatIsHowYouSurvive
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The All African Women Poetry Festival returns with a captivating three-day journey into the soul of poetry from the African woman’s perspective. Swipe through and start planning your festival experience. You won’t want to miss a thing! #AAWPFestival2025 #PoetryAsResistance

The All African Women Poetry Festival returns with a captivating three-day journey into the soul of poetry from the African woman’s perspective. 

Swipe through and start planning your festival experience. You won’t want to miss a thing!

#AAWPFestival2025 #PoetryAsResistance
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Join us for a deeply moving virtual session at the All African Women Poetry Festival titled “She Who Remembers: Matriarchs, Memory, and the Map of Storytelling.” Date: Thursday 22nd May 2025 Time: 4:00 PM Join the session with this link: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

Join us for a deeply moving virtual  session at the All African Women Poetry Festival titled “She Who Remembers: Matriarchs, Memory, and the Map of Storytelling.”

Date: Thursday 22nd May 2025
Time: 4:00 PM

Join the session with this link: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…
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Can Artificial Intelligence help us preserve what history tried to forget? Join us for an insightful conversation with Ama Dadson, Crystal Tettey and Scar Poetry on Thursday, 22nd May 2025 at 12:30 PM GMT on Zoom Join the session with this link: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

Can Artificial Intelligence help us preserve what history tried to forget?

Join us for an insightful conversation with Ama Dadson, Crystal Tettey and Scar Poetry on Thursday, 22nd May 2025 at 12:30 PM GMT on Zoom

Join the session with this link: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…
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What does it mean to be an African woman using poetry to reclaim voice, space, and identity? Join us this Thursday, 22nd May 2025, at 11:00AM GMT on Zoom as we kick off the AAWPFestival 3.2. Join the session with this link: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regist… 📍Mark your calendar!

What does it mean to be an African woman using poetry to reclaim voice, space, and identity?

Join us this Thursday, 22nd May 2025, at 11:00AM GMT on Zoom as we kick off the AAWPFestival 3.2.

Join the session with this link: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regist… 

📍Mark your calendar!
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What do you carry in your bones? Come and share it with us this Thursday at our Open Mic session on Twitter Spaces with 6 amazing poets. 🗓️ Thursday, 22nd May 2025 🕕 6:00 PM GMT 📍 Zoom – x.com/i/spaces/1jMKg…

What do you carry in your bones?

Come and share it with us this Thursday at our Open Mic session on Twitter Spaces with 6 amazing poets.

🗓️ Thursday, 22nd May 2025
🕕 6:00 PM GMT
📍 Zoom – x.com/i/spaces/1jMKg…
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Moments we will never forget... Thank you to every poet, guest, partner, sponsor and every supporter who made these days magical. #AAWPFestival #AllAfricanWomenPoetryFestival #AfricanWomenPoets #ThankYou #SpokenWord