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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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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 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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I FOUND LOVE
I FOUND LOVE i found love, it was wrapped around your name, it spoke exactly like I imagined it would, it shouted silently, it screamed softly and it called 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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IT WAS IN YOUR EYES
It was in your eyes. Your big brown intelligent eyes And the way they looked at me that August night It was the first time I saw you. It was […] 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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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 PoetryHow do you know your poems are ripe for publication?
In 2009, in my initial days as a ‘Lantern Meet Poet’, I went to Dr. Susan Kiguli’s office to deliver a copy of a poem she had asked for. The […] More
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in PoetryBehind The Bars
Remember, Them waiting behind the bars Music filling the air, You wondering…. “Who’s behind the bars?” You ordering, “shots, pints, tots” Them gladly obliging, Serving with a smile, From behind […] More
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in PoetryNightmares
NIGHTMARES I have lingered in our historic monasteries And discerned a death among the dusty pages Of him who fell silently as the story itself; I have released my mind […] More
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in PoetryAround the streets
Hello bee, show me to the beehive. This honey isn’t yours BOY BYE. Look, love, I see the hallo in your eyes. why don’t you come over and we grab […] 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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#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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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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Where have all the children gone?
Poem illustration by Laughing Gas Design, Addis Ababa. More
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#HustleTales Podcast Ep 08: Kagayi Ngobi, Poet & Publisher
https://muwado.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/Kagayi.mp3 Welcome to the eighth episode of the #HustleTales podcast. With this podcast, we are focusing on telling the stories of African entrepreneurs and professionals, the hurdles they have jumped […] More
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in PoetryFragmented Echoes in the world of the word in Uganda:
Poetry has long been a vibrant form of expression yet, beneath the surface of this seemingly united artistic community lies fragmented echoes of division and individualism. The poetry scene in […] More
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