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Book Launch: Parliament of Owls – A Collection of Poems by Adipo Sidang’, Nov. 17 2016 @ Goethe Institut

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Date: November 17, 2016
Venue: Goethe Institut Auditorium

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A collection of Poems by Adipo Sidang’

Parliament of Owls, published under the Contact Zones Series established by the Goethe-Institut Kenya and Native Intelligence, is a collection of poems by Adipo Sidang’ one of the most talented Kenyan poets of his generation. In the words of Tony Mochama (writer), “Parliament of Owls heralds the arrival of a new emperor on the African poetry scene … and this emperor, Adipo Sidang’, is hooting the naked truth”.

– The collection of poems will be discussed by Dr. Tom Odhiambo (literary critic) and Khainga O’Okwemba (poet and journalist).

Conversation with Kenyan Writers

Book Discussion: Nairobi – A Night Runner’s Guide Through the City in the Sun, Dec. 17 2015 @ Goethe Institut Auditorium

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Conversation with Kenyan Writers
Book Discussion: Nairobi – A Night Runner’s Guide Through the City in the Sun – A Novel by Tony Mochama

Date and Time: Thursday, 17th December 2015, 6.00 pm
Venue: Goethe-Institut, Auditorium
Admission: free

Panelists will include Professor Mikhail Iossel of Canada’s Concordia University, Dr. Tom Odhiambo of UoN, Pen president Khainga Okembwa and Kingwa Kamenchu.

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Unsilence

Unsilence! Writers & Society: A Public Lecture by Shailja Patel, May 22 2013 @ Goethe Institut

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Unsilence
Shailja Patel an acclaimed US-Based Kenyan Poet and Human Rights Activist

Introduction by Khainga O’Okwemba (President, PEN Kenya)

Panel: Prof Chris Wanjala,Prof Elizabeth Orchardson-Mazrui,Dr Tom Odhiambo,Dr Waveney Olembo,Eliphas Nyamogo,Tony Mochama.

Date: Thursday May 23, 2013
Venue: Goethe-Institut-Nairobi
Time: 5:00pm
Entry: Free

Shailja Patel at TED
[youtube=https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=3aTpS4gjDss] This event is organized by PEN Kenya Centre and supported by the Goethe-Institut.