thrilled to announce that I’ll be presenting Making Myth a Reality at the @edbookfest .I’ll be reading some of my favourite poems from The New Carthaginians, paired with behind‑the‑scenes stories of the writing process. Link here

I am incredibly honoured to be included in @mariacrawford74 Best Summer Books of 2025 in the @FinancialTimes Times, alongside such extraordinary collections by Fiona Benson’s Midden Witch, Shane McCrae’s New and Collected Poems, and Rebecca Watts’s The Face in the Well .

We're super excited to welcome the poet and playwright @nick.makoha down to the Curio vault for an evening of poetry, discussion and creativity on June 26th.Dr Nick will be joining Dr Malachi McIntosh to discuss how poetry and art can illuminate the Black archive.

I got to celebrate 90 years of @penguinukbooks with all the UK staff & @romalynante @southbankcentre It is an honour to be on the @allenlanepr imprint.@. Thanks @penguinukbooks for inviting me. I got to read a #EqualsPi Thanks to @labrumlondon & @thesoulstylist__ @willfahyphoto

Join me next Wednesday #jawdance and @applesandsnakes joint @richmixlondon I will be there with @katfrancoispoet @blaizfayah and the amazing @rakayaesime for I will be reading new poem from my collection #thenewcarthaginians #penguinpoet #poetlife #allenlane #summervibes

A new day added to the tour @ledburypoetry on Saturday, 5th of July at 15:30. Oluwaseun Olayiwola and I read from our new poetry collections. Tickets are now on sale. Link in Nick’s bio or

Black Ekphrastic Masterclass Series, with @jallenpaisant @KMcCarthyWoolf @NickMakoha @LAHP_DTP Join for the free masterclasses in April, May and June. This project is in partnership with @lahp_dtp To book your place follow the link in the bio and below.

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hayfestival. It’s time. @hayfestival 2025 tickets are on general sale now! Join me at the Exchange Marquee. I will be talking to @rogerrobinsononline about #TheNewCarthaginians @penguinukbooks. It should be a great weekend. Here is the link

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RT @WasafiriMag: @NickMakoha @AllenLaneBooks @PenguinUKBooks Nick Makoha is an Ugandan poet based in London and an Associate Editor at Wasa….

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The New Carthaginians is here, -

A new essay commissioned to write by @boundlesslit it looks at the painting #Cadmium by @basquiatofficial it was the first painting of his that I got to see @highmuseumofart in It lead to #thenewcarthaginians the link to the full article is in my bio.

Versus Medici’, by @NickMakoha is a commissioned poem for Cerdd Tafod Arall | Music of Another Tongue is a project led by @hanan_issa_ National Poet of Wales, for @LitWales

Poet @NickMakoha reads from &=-0987611§ discusses his new collection #TheNewCarthaginians with @KMcCarthyWoolf An expansive new collection from one of the UK’s most daring and celebrated poets. RHB 137 Wed 26 Feb 5- 6 pm FREE event. Link in bio