African Poetry Book Books in Order
African Poetry Book contains 25 books, published between 2011 and 2023. The first book is The Future Has an Appointment with the Dawn (2011) and the newest is Keorapetse Kgositsile: Collected Poems, 1969–2018 (2023). Publication order is the reading order below.
- Books
- 25
- Published
- 2011–2023
African Poetry Book is a poetry series rather than one author's catalogue: all 25 recorded books are credited to other writers, among them Kwame Dawes on 6, Mahtem Shiferraw on 2, and Honorée Fanonne Jeffers, Kofi Awoonor, Clifton Gachagua, Ladan Osman, Gabriel Okara and Mukoma wa Ngugi on one each. The listing spans 2011 to 2023, from The Future Has an Appointment with the Dawn (2011) to Keorapetse Kgositsile: Collected Poems, 1969-2018 (2023). Collections in between include Madman at Kilifi (2014), Fuchsia (2016), Logotherapy (2016) and The January Children (2017).
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How many African Poetry Book books are there?
African Poetry Book has 25 books, released between 2011 and 2023.
African Poetry Book Books in Publication Order
The table lists all 25 African Poetry Book books in the order they were published, with the release year and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of November 2026.
- 1The Future Has an Appointment with the Dawn2011 · confirmed 1/42011–1/4
- 2The Promise of Hope: New and Selected Poems, 1964-20132014 · confirmed 1/42014–1/4
- 3Madman at Kilifi2014 · confirmed 1/42014–1/4
- 4The Kitchen-Dweller's Testimony2015 · confirmed 1/42015–1/4
- 5Fuchsia2016 · confirmed 1/42016–1/4
- 6Gabriel Okara: Collected Poems2016 · confirmed 1/42016–1/4
- 7Logotherapy2016 · confirmed 1/42016–1/4
- 8When the Wanderers Come Home2016 · confirmed 1/42016–1/4
- 9The January Children2017 · confirmed 1/42017–1/4
- 10After the Ceremonies: New and Selected Poems2017 · confirmed 1/42017–1/4
- 11Beating the Graves2017 · confirmed 1/42017–1/4
- 12In a Language That You Know2017 · confirmed 1/42017–1/4
- 13Think of Lampedusa2017 · confirmed 1/42017–1/4
- 14Stray2018 · confirmed 1/42018–1/4
- 15The Careless Seamstress2019 · confirmed 1/42019–1/4
- 16Your Body Is War2019 · confirmed 1/42019–1/4
- 17Modern Sudanese Poetry: An Anthology2019 · confirmed 1/42019–1/4
- 18Sacrament of Bodies2020 · confirmed 1/42020–1/4
- 19‘mamaseko2020 · confirmed 1/42020–1/4
- 20The Rinehart Frames2021 · confirmed 1/42021–1/4
- 21Your Crib, My Qibla2021 · confirmed 1/42021–1/4
- 22In the Net2022 · confirmed 1/42022–1/4
- 23Mummy Eaters2022 · confirmed 1/42022–1/4
- 24There Where It's So Bright in Me2022 · confirmed 1/42022–1/4
- 25Keorapetse Kgositsile: Collected Poems, 1969–20182023 · confirmed 1/42023–1/4
Where to start with African Poetry Book
Start with The Future Has an Appointment with the Dawn (2011), the earliest published title.
What is the newest African Poetry Book book?
Keorapetse Kgositsile: Collected Poems, 1969–2018 (2023) is the newest African Poetry Book book released so far.
Is there a new African Poetry Book book coming?
No next African Poetry Book book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.
African Poetry Book at a glance
- Paused
- No new African Poetry Book title has appeared for 3 years. The last was published in 2023.
- Release pace
- African Poetry Book books have appeared more than one a year on average.
- Busiest decade
- Most African Poetry Book books, 17 of 25, were published in the 2010s.
- Attribution
- Of the 25 titles, 6 are credited to Kwame Dawes, 2 to Mahtem Shiferraw, 1 to Honorée Fanonne Jeffers and 1 to Clifton Gachagua. A further 29 writers are credited.
When African Poetry Book books were published
Publication distribution by decade, showing when African Poetry Book titles appeared. 2010s was the most productive decade with 17 titles.
25 books total across 2 decades. Decade reflects the year each title was first catalogued.