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in PoetryCARNAGE #Stories4Health
All hail the queen; Covid19 the great Destroyer of the 7 nations; With no regard for cultures Immorality her quest; Unquenchable her thirst; Elixir must be filled; So blood she […] More
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THE FIRST TIME I FELL IN LOVE
The first time I fell in love – A poem Of course I was nervous. Scared Paid more attention to the feeling we shared Than to the people who […] More
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in PoetryLabongo's Spear
His smile His smile just reminds me of how deeply he is lodged in the deepest confines of my heart Like Labongo’s spear that Gipir thrust into the heart of […] More
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#stories4health
It started when I couldn’t smell, I remember that day clearly, it was the 2nd of June on a Monday , when things started changing for me. It was Nana’s […] More
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Where have all the children gone?
Poem illustration by Laughing Gas Design, Addis Ababa. More
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Review: Don’t Love Me In English – Bridget Ankunda
As a writer, I have tended to avoid poetry. It is a medium of expression that, truth be told, doesn’t come naturally to me. If I were to speak honestly, […] More
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in Poetry
Am I Really
We chanted our ABC’s In the safety of our coloured room. Consonant and vowel replays, tongue twists against our normal vernac. Monday to Friday, The school was my cradle. my […] More
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in PoetryLast Night I Told A Stranger All About You
I stood and saw you take the front seat of my memory. You were on a train Writing poetry While I, last night, Told a stranger all about you. The […] More
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in PoetryBut then you hold my gaze…
When your heart races Mine races too Feeling your tall dark body over mine Touching the recesses of my soul Thrusting deep to where none has been before I let […] More
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The Night The Lights Went Out
The air hung heavy with the silence of a world unplugged. No rhythmic hum of refrigerators, no soft glow of televisions, only the melancholic chirp of crickets serenaded the starlit […] More
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BUT KAGAYI, WHY DO THESE YOUNG POETS PERFORM LIKE YOU?
The first time I was confronted by the reality that a good number of young poets were ‘sounding and moving like me’ while performing poetry, I was still a literature […] More
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LET ME TAKE YOU BACK #Stories4Health
Let me take you back to a time, When the clock struck midnight, The gong resonated throughout two poles of the earth, The wind rumbled, While thunder roared, The world […] More
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TUKWANILIZZA #Stories4Health
TUKWANIRIZZA Tukwanirizza, Essawa z’ezo nga bw’ozilaba. Ennyumba y’eyo nga bw’ogisanze. Eddiro lyasuze lityo, Ekiro twabadde ku mudido. Tusonyiwe tetwasuzizza ccayi, Ssukali yafuuka wa bbula. Oyo afuluta muto wange. Awo weyasuze […] More
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in PoetryTales of a Bonfire.
As the cinders rise from the crispy trunks So does the dust from the stumps of tipsy drunks Ecstatically wriggling and shaking their bodies Until their sweating trickles down to […] More
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Edge of the Continent
White sands and aged seaweed Bright light and coloured smiles These are what you find at the Edge of the continent. Endless beach and uplifting winds Waves, recurring and perpetual […] More
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in Poetry
#MuwadoLoveLetter22 (My light bearer)
Dearest Shalom, i often do not know how to say this but you are my blessing because of all the light you have brought into my life. I prayed for […] More
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in PoetryWamma It’s Just a Thought
Do you know what I feel when I feel your love? Now, picture a warm bed on a cold night the window creaking I, craving a breeze, unbolt its captivity […] More
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