Jason Ntaro is a Ugandan poet,
["Meet The Performers pt 2: Introducing Jason Sabiiti Ntaro"]
lanternmeet.wordpress.com. Retrieved November 28, 2014. a former member of
The Lantern Meet of Poets The Lantern Meet of Poets is a community of writers and thinkers in Uganda who express their creativity through the writing, performing and reciting of poetry. They contribute a great deal of their time and resources towards the development of poetr ...
.
["Uganda: Lantern Meet of Poets - the Awakening"]
allafrica.com. Retrieved December 9, 2014. He is a regular on poetry platforms in and around Kampala. He has performed at National Book Trust (NABOTU), BAYIMBA, Poetry in Session, Kwivuga, open mic, Azania (UCU), Mirrors, Phat fest, Guest performed with Tshila, Spoken word Rwanda, and Maurice Kiirya experience, in Uganda and beyond.
["One day some day will be this day , Jason Ntaro"]
somanystories.ug. Retrieved December 9, 2014.["Interview: Conversations with Jason Ntaro "]
proggie.ug. Retrieved December 9, 2014. He developed a following in 2011 after continually reciting his poem titled "3 years, 2 months, 5 days", a poem about an abusive relationship that results in death. The poet's performance involved removing his shoes and walking barefoot onto stage, after which he would take a deep breath.
goethe. Retrieved December 9, 2014.
Early life and education
Jason was born in
Uganda
Uganda, officially the Republic of Uganda, is a landlocked country in East Africa. It is bordered to the east by Kenya, to the north by South Sudan, to the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to the south-west by Rwanda, and to the ...
. He lived in
Kenya
Kenya, officially the Republic of Kenya, is a country located in East Africa. With an estimated population of more than 52.4 million as of mid-2024, Kenya is the 27th-most-populous country in the world and the 7th most populous in Africa. ...
for sometime before leaving for The
Netherlands
, Terminology of the Low Countries, informally Holland, is a country in Northwestern Europe, with Caribbean Netherlands, overseas territories in the Caribbean. It is the largest of the four constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Nether ...
where he grew up. He went to a European School in Bergen, in the Netherlands. He returned to Uganda and attended Green hill academy for primary education, and Kiira College Butiki and Vienna College, for his secondary education.
Published works
*"One day, someday will be this day", in
*"A Song for the Drowned soul", in
"Nonentity""watching the rain "
at July 2014 Poetry in Session at The Hub, Kamwokya in Kampala, Uganda
"Tug & War"
at July 2014 Poetry in Session at The Hub, Kamwokya in Kampala, Uganda
"Intimacy Minus Intricacy"
at July 2014 Poetry in Session at The Hub, Kamwokya in Kampala, Uganda
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References
External links
"Poetry In Session : Jason Ntaro 3Years, 5Months, 2Days ""The interview and my voices""MY TOP 10 POETRY PERFORMANCES OF 2013""Poetry in Session: An intellectual revival in Kampala""Acfode hosts women to candle-lit evening "
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Living people
Ugandan writers
21st-century Ugandan poets
Kumusha
Ugandan male poets
Place of birth missing (living people)
Year of birth missing (living people)
21st-century male writers