Stella Nyanzi in Augsburg: Reading from In Mouth Exile Enthuses Literature Lovers

Poetic Resistance from Exile: Stella Nyanzi in Augsburg

With “Poems from Exile”, a literary space opens in Augsburg where language is defended, not just adorned. The Ugandan poet and activist Dr. Stella Nyanzi will read on September 27, 2026 starting at 11:00 AM from “In Mouth Exile”, bringing a voice to the stage that stands for courage, freedom, and poetic resilience. The event is part of the African Weeks 2026 under the motto “Stories of Courage - Encountering Africa”; admission is free. ([augsburg-city.de](https://www.augsburg-city.de/events/57883-gedichte-aus-dem-exil/))

When Exile Becomes Literature

Stella Nyanzi writes with that rare mix of intellectual precision and radical directness that makes poems not only readable but necessary. Her texts negotiate queer life in East Africa, child soldiers, white saviorism, and the experience of involuntary exile. The volume In Mouth Exile is published by Das Wunderhorn and continues a poetic line that shapes literary quality from political experience. ([augsburg-city.de](https://www.augsburg-city.de/events/57883-gedichte-aus-dem-exil/))

An Author Between Research, Resistance, and Language Art

Nyanzi was born in Uganda in 1974, studied in Kampala, London, and Entebbe, and completed her doctorate at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine. As a gender researcher, medical anthropologist, feminist, and co-founder of PEN Berlin, she combines academic authority with literary urgency. For her commitment to freedom of expression, she received the PEN International Award for Freedom of Expression in 2020. Her poems stand in a tradition of resistance that the literary scene follows attentively on an international level. ([literaturfestival.com](https://literaturfestival.com/en/authors/stella-nyanzi/?utm_source=openai))

A Reading Atmosphere with Political Depth

This reading promises not a distant recitation format, but a literary experience with presence and attitude. When Nyanzi reads in English and German, an intimate atmosphere is created where the sound of the voice matters just as much as the sharpness of the verses. Augsburg thus receives not just an author encounter but an evening where poetry becomes a public form of memory, critique, and hope. ([augsburg-city.de](https://www.augsburg-city.de/events/57883-gedichte-aus-dem-exil/))

Conclusion

“Poems from Exile” is aimed at all who appreciate literature as a mental challenge and cultural opening. Those who experience Stella Nyanzi live will meet a poet who defends language against silence and gives dignity to exile. This reading belongs to the rare moments when contemporary literature shines through immediately, clearly, and touchingly. A visit is particularly worthwhile live in Augsburg. ([augsburg-city.de](https://www.augsburg-city.de/events/57883-gedichte-aus-dem-exil/))

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Sources:

• Augsburg City - Poems from Exile
• Publisher Das Wunderhorn - Stella Nyanzi
• Publisher Das Wunderhorn - News
• International Literature Festival Berlin - Stella Nyanzi
• PEN Germany - Stella Nyanzi