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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 Business and Entrepreneurship, PoetryIN THE SHOES OF A KAMPALA POET
Recently a friend, Kidron, while disagreeing with my stance on the concept of performance poetry in Kampala spaces today, made a point which reminded me of the brutal reality we face […] More
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in Podcasts, Poetry#HustleTales Podcast Ep 08: Kagayi Ngobi, Poet & Publisher
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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 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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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 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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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 Health and Medicine, PoetryA LETTER FROM 2020 #Stories4Health
Dear 2050, How are the daily struggles of life? -breathing, smiling, living- Do not grin till your charred lips Crack from this repetitive exercise You like calling survival. Do not […] More
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in Health and Medicine, PoetryI Wanted To Die #Stories4Health
I Wanted To Die When I first heard the news Of a deadly disease in Wuhan in December; Killing people left, right and centre; I Wanted To Die. Anxiety had […] 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 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 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 PoetryA ballad of Anxiety #Stories4Health
I sat still unstirred at the shores of my thoughts And probed my mind a myriad of times But each question whispered another question. They queued like red ants in […] More
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in Family, Friends and Relationships, PoetryIT 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 Family, Friends and Relationships, PoetryTUKWANILIZZA #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 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