Twasiima Bigirwa is an African writer and artist born and bred in present day Uganda. She spends most of her time in liminal spaces dreaming to weave goodness and vitality into the world. Her intention is to use her art to undo from the colonial imagination and with that, conjure into existence new worlds. Twasiima writes in english and runyankore.
ebyabandizeho (the first ones) trilogy
ebyeshongoro bya Debra (songs of Debra), okwetonganira kwa Stefie (Stefie’s speech), and ebirooto bya Josie (Josie’s dream) are collections of poems offering political and social commentary that reflects the state of our worlds and our lives in it.
Through her writing, Twasiima reflects on and explores the question of identity, the lingering effects of colonialism on Africans, the need to reclaim language and spirituality, amongst other quests on the journey of reclaiming selfhood.
Twasiima writes through the collective griefs, fears and hopes we experience in present day journeying through our histories and ancestries to ask questions and seek answers. The books are written primarily in English and Runyankore.