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Jane Musoke-Nteyafas (c. 1976 - ) is a poet, writer, visual artist, columnist and playwright. She currently resides in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Musoke-Nteyafas was born in Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union to Truman Musoke-Nteyafas and his wife Beatrice Musoke-Nteyafas. Her father was an Ugandan diplomat and politician while her mother was a visual artist and fashion designer. Her grandfather Dr.Erisa Musoke was among the first modern physicians practicing in Uganda. The diplomatic assignments of her father required the family to move often. Musoke-Nteyafas spent time growing up in the Soviet Union, Uganda, France, Denmark, Cuba and Canada. Musoke-Nteyafas attended at different times the British School of Paris in France, Bj??rns International School and Ryg??rds International School, the latter two in Denmark. While in Uganda, she attended Gayaza Junior School, Gayaza High School and Namasagali College in Uganda. She next attended Universidad de Matanzas and the Universidad de Las Villas in Cuba where she studied International law. By the time she was 19, she spoke Danish language|Danish, English language|English, French language|French, Luganda language|Luganda, Spanish language|Spanish and some Russian language|Russian. Musoke-Nteyafas writes poetry, plays, lyrics, short stories, novels and children's stories. In 2004, she was published in T-Dot Griots, an anthology featuring works by Black (people)|Black storytellers of Toronto. In February 2005, her art piece Namyenya was featured as the poster piece for "Human rights|Human Rights through Art", an exhibit for Black History Month. Her first poetry books "Daughters of the Earth" and King David's Rhymes are currently awaiting publishing. Daughter's of the Earth is a collection of positive, inspiring poems that celebrate the beauty, experiences, talent and culture of women of African heritage throughout the globe. Her poetry has been published in the North Star Journal, TimBookTu/African American|African-American Writing & Poetry,The Platinum Grill, GhettoSoul Poetry, Rhapsody Poetry Section-Bahiyah Woman Magazine, Another Toronto Quarterly, Taj Mahal Review Anthology, Mr. Africa Poetry Lounge, Poems for Powerful Nubian Women, Mental Satin Poetry, the Urban Goat, The Undergrounds Poets Society and Young Peoples Press among many other literary venues. Musoke-Nteyafas is a columnist for Bahiyah Woman Magazine (United States), AfroToronto (Canada), Broken Hill Magazine (Zambia), ChickenBones: A Journal of Literary & Artistic African-American Themes (United States), AuthorMe (United States), and Precious Online-The Interactive Magazine for Women of Colour (United Kingdom).
Category:1976 births|Musoke-Nteyafas, Jane Category:Muscovites|Musoke-Nteyafas, Jane Category:Ugandan writers|Musoke-Nteyafas, Jane Category:Ugandan culture|Musoke-Nteyafas, Jane Category:Women poets|Musoke-Nteyafas, Jane Category:women writers|Musoke-Nteyafas, Jane Category:Spoken word poets|Musoke-Nteyafas, Jane Category:Canadian writers|Musoke-Nteyafas, Jane Category:Canadian poets|Musoke-Nteyafas, Jane Category:Toronto people|Musoke-Nteyafas, Jane de:Musoke-Nteyafas, Jane This article is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the Wikipedia article "Jane Musoke-Nteyafas".
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