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in Health and Medicine, PoetryCOVID-19: A WILDFIRE #Stories4Health
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in Health and Medicine, PoetryHOPE IS A CURE #Stories4Health
Whatever they said and so did, it was never a thing to be ashamed of unless you chose to join them. The choices of words offend but they deliver the […] More
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in Fiction, Health and Medicine, Poetry, Self-help and Inspiration, Writing and Literature#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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in Poetry, Writing and LiteratureReview: 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 PoetryCARNAGE #Stories4Health
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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 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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in PoetryA ballad of Anxiety #Stories4Health
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in Poetry, Travel and AdventureEdge 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 Podcasts, Poetry#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 General or Other, PoetryPoetry In The Times Of Corvid – Ife the Singing Poet
I have worked with close to 500 poets over the last 13 years. And I am yet to meet one with a stage presence as calm and radiant as Ife’s. […] More
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in Comics and Manga, Competitions and Challenges, Fiction, Poetry, Writing and LiteratureThe Night The Lights Went Out
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in Movies and Television, PoetryPoetry In The Times Of COVID Ep 4: The World Belongs To Fools, Cretins, & Idiots
Some time ago I was in the bowels of something psychologists call a quarter-life crisis when I bumped into a salve of wisdom that would prove itself a trusty raft […] More
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in Fiction, Identity & Culture, Poetry, Writing and LiteratureTHE 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 Poetry, Writing and LiteratureI remember you like rain on my skin
More often than usual I find myself talking outloud to you. You are here, Yet not. I remember you like rain on my skin. You are not here anymore and […] More
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in Comics and Manga, PoetryWhere have all the children gone?
Poem illustration by Laughing Gas Design, Addis Ababa. 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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in Family, Friends and Relationships, PoetryThe Virgin
After our first kiss, she thought she was pregnant with me. For as our lips parted, I told her to call me baby. Seriously, she saw fewer men than a […] More
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in Poetry, Writing and LiteratureBUT KAGAYI, WHY DO THESE YOUNG POETS PERFORM LIKE YOU?
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in Family, Friends and Relationships, PoetryBETRAYAL OF TRUST
We were inseparable, a bond so strong Shared every secret, right and wrong. But there was one thing we never shared Our hearts, our loves, our deepest cares. I introduced […] More
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in Poetry
TOSHA UWASE
and only as a poet do my words learn to grow wingsand escape my grip in search of their freedom. My love, I am everything in words—I am a despicable […] More
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in Poetry
WHAT WAS I CREATED FOR??
What was I created for?… God said he molded me in his image, Fixed his DNA deep inside my cells, Breathed his life-giving breath into my lungs, And filled my […] More