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Listed as:

Poet

Public address:

New York, NY

New York US

Bio:

Tawanda Mulalu was born in Gaborone, Botswana. He is the author of Nearness (The New Delta Review, 2022) and Please make me pretty, I don't want to die (Princeton University Press, 2022). His poems appear or are forthcoming in Brittle Paper, Lana Turner, Lolwe, The New England Review, The Paris Review, A Public Space and elsewhere. He mains Ken in Street Fighter.

Gives readings:

Yes

Travels for readings:

Yes

In which languages are you fluent?:

English

Favorite authors:

Sylvia Plath, Okot p'Bitek, Haruki Murakami, Helen DeWitt

Twitter/X:

@tawandamulalu

Born in:

Gaborone

Botswana

Raised in:

Gaborone

Botswana

Website:

https://www.tawandamulalu.com [2]

Prizes won:

The Denver Quarterly 2022, Bin Ramke Prize for Poetry; The New Delta Review 2020-21 Chapbook Contest winner (judged by Brandon Shimoda); Brooklyn Poets Yawp May 2021 Poet of the Month; David McCord Prize for the Arts 2020, Adams House, Harvard College

What I'm reading now:

Dunce by Mary Ruefle

Writers Retreats:

Community of Writers

Identifies as:

Black

Prefers to work with:

Any