Peter Kagayi is a
Ugandan poet,[1] lawyer[2] and teacher.[3] He is the author of a collection of poems, The headline that morning and other poems.[4] He has served as the Anglophone Coordinator at Writivism,[5][6][7] and President of
The Lantern Meet of Poets.[8]
He is one of the leading performance poets in
Uganda.[12] He has performed with
The Lantern Meet of Poets[13] and held a solo poetry performance, "The audience must say Amen".[14] He is the founder and curator of a poetry platform, "The Poetry Shrine", held at the
National Theatre in
Kampala.[15] His book, The headline that morning and other poems, was published in 2016.[16]
Kagayi also writes and performs as part of Kitara Nation, a group of writers and performers based in Kampala. Ugandan poets Daniel Omara, Fahima Babirye, Hawa Nanjobe, Andrew Tuusah and Begumya Rushongoza are also part of the group.
Works
Poetry collections
The Headline that morning and other poems. Sooo many stories. 2016.
ISBN9789970956005.