Bewketu Seyoum (Ge'ez: በዕውቀቱ ስዩም) is an Ethiopian writer and poet from Debre Markos of Ethiopia. He studied psychology at Addis Ababa University and published his first collection of poems, Nwari Alba Gojowoch (Unmanned Houses) in 2000, a year after graduating. Since then, he has published two further poetry collections and two novels, and has narrated short stories on CD. In 2008, he received the best young writer award of Ethiopia from the President. Some of his poetry has appeared in Modern Poetry in Translation, The Big Green Issue (2008), and Callaloo (2011).
Works Newari Alba Gojowoch (Ge'ez: ኗሪ አልባ ጎጆዎች) (Unmanned Houses), 2000 Berari (Ge'ez: በራሪ ቅጠሎች) (Flying Leaves), 2004 Yesat Dar Hasaboch (Ge'ez: የእሳት ዳር ሃሳቦች) (Fireside meditations), 2009 In Search of Fat (Ge'ez: ሀሰሳ ስጋ), 2012 Enkilf ena Edme (Ge'ez: እንቅልፍ እና እድሜ) Megbat ena Mewtat (Ge'ez: መግባት እና መውጣት) Ke Amen Bashager (Ge'ez: ከአሜን ባሻገር), 2015 Yemaleda Dibab (Ge'ez: የማለዳ ድባብ), 2017 Adam-El (Ge'ez: አዳምኤል), 2020
Critical responses Honored as Ethiopian Best Novelist of the Year in 2008 and Best Young Author in 2009, he is widely regarded as one of the leading poets of his generation and is well-known for his humor writing and comedic performance.
Personal life Although Bewketu Seyoum was born into a religious family, he is often heard saying that he is a non-believer.
References
Seyoum, Bewketu Bewketu Seyoum biography, Modern Poetry in Translation magazine