Liyou Libsekal

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Liyou Libsekal
Born1990 (1990) (age 33)
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
OccupationPoet, writer
Alma mater George Washington University
Notable worksBearing Heavy Things
Notable awardsWinner of 2014 Brunei University African Poetry Prize

Liyou Libsekal (born 1990) is an Ethiopian poet and writer. Her poems were featured in the 2015 African Poetry Book Fund's New Generation African Poets series. She is winner of the 2014 Brunel University African Poetry Prize. [1]

Biography

Liyou Mesfin Libsekal spent her childhood traveling around East Africa with her family before returning to Ethiopia in 2005. [2] She later moved to the United States to attend George Washington University where she obtained a BA in Anthropology in 2012. [3] She returned to Africa, after living a short time in Vietnam. [4]

Liyou's poetry explores themes of home, identity and displacement. Liyou's chapbook, Bearing Heavy Things, is included in the African Poetry Book Fund's New Generation African Poets series. [5] Her work has been included in Missing Slate Magazine, Badilisha Poetry and Cordite Poetry Review. Libsekal is winner of the 2014 Brunel University African Poetry Prize. [6] [2]

Liyou lives in Addis Ababa in Ethiopia. [3] She writes about Ethiopian culture for the Ethiopian Business Review. [7]

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