Ladi Kwali (1925–1984), a pioneering Nigerian potter, was an accomplished and widely celebrated artist, known for her mastery of traditional pottery techniques passed down through matrilineal lines. In her practice, she employed a traditional freehand modelling technique to create pots, decorating them with poetically incised lines rendered in bands that left ample space in between for her rendition of schematised figures. Her work acquired a new form of modernity, making Ladi Kwali a pioneer of African modernist ceramic art.
It is in this light that the Northern Writers Forum Journal is calling for entries to the inaugural Ladi Kwali Poetry Prize, a prize established to honor artistic excellence and spotlight the remarkable voices shaping contemporary African poetry. This edition of the prize is supported in partnership with Bakandamiya.
Poetry Prize
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