Biography
Nick Makoha was born in 1974 in Busia, Uganda. He is the author of Resurrection Man, winner of the 2016 Toi Derricotte + Cornelius Eady Chapbook Prize. A novelist and poet, he explores a range of subjects in his work, including exile, displacement, civil war, and the impact of imperialism and neocolonialism. He went to Queen Mary University of London for his bachelor’s in biochemistry (1996). He also earned his master’s in creative writing from Goldsmith, University of London and his doctorate in creative writing from King's College, London. He is a Cave Canem Graduate Fellow and co-winner of the 2015 Brunel International African Poetry Prize. Makoha is the founder of The Obsidian Foundation and a member of Malika's Poetry Kitchen collective.
Poetry Collections
Lost Collection of Invisible Man (flipped eye, London, United Kingdom, 2015); Resurrection Man (Jai-Alai Books, Miami, FL, 2017); Kingdom of Gravity (Leeds : Peepal Tree, 2017); The Dark (Oberon Books, London, United Kingdom, 2019)
