Preliminary list of BNAP 2017 Shermain Mannah, South africa: Women and Struggle (4 haikus) Abubakar Bappa, Nigeria: FULL OF IRONIES Agbabiaka,Tariq O, Nigeria: Untold Stories Akhona Mlenga, South Africa: BEING BLACK Akhona Mlenga, South Africa: LAY ON MY BOSOM Akor Emmanuel Oche, Nigeria: Elegy for a Dying Warrior Akor Emmanuel Oche, Nigeria: Finding Home in Six Broken Definitions Alade Toheeb Oluwatoyin, Nigeria: ANCESTRAL FETTERS Amani Nsemwa, Tanzania: SECRET LOVER Amara Sesay, Seira leorne/Nigeria: Farting Amara Sesay, Sierra leorne/Nigeria: this poem shall not die again Amina Aboje, Nigeria: Sea Waves Amina Aboje, Nigeria: Lost Andrew Nyongesa, Kenya: Tick Andrew Nyongesa, Kenya: At the Junction Andrew Nyongesa, Kenya: Nationalism Anene Anne, Kenya: WEDLOCK Arja Salafranca, South Africa: Hearing yesterday’s thoughts Arja Salafranca, South Africa: On the Gautrain Arja Salafranca, South Africa: You will know me when I’m a little worn AWUSA NEBAFOR BEVEN, Camer