Namibian Poet and Writer
also known as Veri
A Namibian poet whose work explores nostalgia, identity, trauma, and the emotional landscapes of womanhood.
Veri, poet and writer from Namibia
Featured Poem
There is a doorway the wind remembers
even after the house has gone quiet.
A cup cools on the sill.
The afternoon folds its linen light
into the names I have not stopped carrying.
Somewhere, a child learns longing
by the way her mother closes a gate.
Selected Works
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Doek! Literary Magazine - Issue 10
May 2023
Doek! Literary Magazine - Issue 10
May 2023
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Doek! Literary Magazine - Issue 7
November 2021
Doek! Literary Magazine - Issue 7
November 2021
Doek! Literary Magazine - Issue 7
November 2021
Publications & Recognition
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Magazine
Selected poems published in Issue 7 (2021) and Issue 10 (2023).
Magazine
Named one of the Young African Poets to Watch in 2021.
Anthology
Published by UNAM Press.
Fellowship
An initiative supporting emerging literary voices across the continent.
About
Veripuami Nandee Kangumine is a Namibian poet and writer whose work explores nostalgia, identity, and the emotional textures of memory and belonging. Her poetry often examines themes of womanhood, trauma, and the body, approaching them with careful language and visceral imagery.
Her work appears in Doek! Literary Magazine and in the anthology My Heart In Your Hands: Poems From Namibia published by UNAM Press. In 2021 she was named by Isele Magazine as one of the Young African Poets to Watch.
She is also a fellow of the Narrating Namibia, Narrating Africa Doek Emerging Writers Program, an initiative supporting emerging literary voices across the continent.
Selected Appearances
OMF Indaba - Money Problems Uncapped
25 October 2023
BUPE Solve X
30 September 2023
Vinyls - "You Deserve Poems Like These"
13 March 2024
Good Morning Namibia (NBC) - Women's Day Feature
8 March 2024
Poetry in Motion: Creative Discretion - Top Score Namibia
28 March 2024
Poetry in Motion: Pap Culture - Top Score Namibia
30 March 2024
Doek Literary Festival
21-24 August 2024
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