I googled what a “medley” means: many times, people say medley rhymes with melody due to the musicality you find in both the intonation of words. However, there is also another meaning of medley where it is more of a mixture – in the Luganda colloquium we can call it “katogo”.
Muhindo’s book is a katogo of writing, where you witness many different things like; poetry, essays and short stories. You see, with such books you don’t need to read them in a systematic manner, no. You could choose to pick a thematic area of concern where your heart resides and savor on the different emotions that stir curiosity; the diction of the art is impeccable as the writer tends to show off with his polished English showcasing a stalwart of Genuity at the art of lexis and usage.
Whilst combing through the entire concept of the idea, the writer glues the emotions of a reader with “kasavu-kannyama”. This I mean, the reader gets to optically feed on many emotional ideas/themes that tend to engulf in hiccups of contemplation about how grossly we have failed to exhibit the concept of humanity. Similarly, the writer tends to create a puzzle of nostalgia; through his episodes with growth. This a ruminating gesture about nature of existence. What I ruminated about in his essays is his love life whilst still a secondary student – the infatuations and ramification of foul play by young people. Deeply this reminding me of my adolescent life, where puberty made me do a lot of bad decisions with growth – including French leaves. Such is the medley Alex tries to share with us! His medley is furthermore, a cross Alex shares with self – the loss of the father, as the mother had to step up and become the breadwinner of the family to support her cubs. This is a testament that women emancipation is paramount in all households.
Flipping ideas towards his poetry, Alex shares a robust of many good things. This I mean, I enjoyed the political concerns he raises in his poetry, that query the importance of silence when there is injustice in the society we leave in. As all/many writers do in the times of injustice, Alex too draws his sword and begins to fight for socioeconomic space for all, especially the oppressed. His political poetry is a power-house to civil-protest, a gesture that we are under captivity and so, we all must use our God-given talents to protest inequality and all its forms everywhere.
In a nutshell, Alex Muhindo’s debut is simply a journal of thoughts about many things; growth, love, politics et al. this a good thing for confidence building especially to young writers like him. I must confess individuals should purchase his book and see the different talents we have in Uganda – the future is very bright for the Writing Industry in Uganda.
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