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University of Nebraska-Lincoln: Mellon Grant to Transform African Poetry Research, Scholarship
August 05, 2021
LINCOLN, Nebraska, Aug. 5 (TNSGra) -- The University of Nebraska Lincoln campus issued the following news release:

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation has awarded a $750,000 grant to an international team led by Kwame Dawes, professor of English, and Lorna Dawes, associate professor of University Libraries, to expand an online portal for African poetry.

Initially established in 2017, the African Poetry Digital Portal documents the work of African poets and provides digital . . .

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