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The ‘Letters We Never Sent’ February Writing Competition [CLOSED]
16/03/2026 UPDATE: THE WINNERS HAVE BEEN ANNOUNCED HERE!! THANK YOU ONCE AGAIN TO EVERYONE WHO SUBMITTED, READ AND ENGAGED WITH THE LETTERS. FOLLOW FOR UPDATES ABOUT THE DEAR DARLING MOVIE […] More
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in PoetryTorn Page from the Diary of a Trying Man
When was the last time you asked a man if he was okay — and waited for the truth? Not the smile. Not the “I’m fine.” Not the answer he […] More
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#MuwadoLoveLetter My Love is Not Afraid
I feel it like physical pain somewhere in my throat I toss and turn in my bed and wait for day break No dreams tonight, just unending thoughts I miss […] 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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#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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Dreams Don’t Need Permission
Before he learned the price of bread,he learned the shape of wonder. A silver airplane stitched its wayacross the morning sky,and a barefoot boy stood in the dust,his eyes following […] More
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Moments that stood out for me at the BROKEN VOICES Ladu Poetry Event .
First, that the poetrynuer Mark Gordon Musinguzi has kept Ladu going for this long without changing its brand. This is a breath of fresh air. Not since he founded the […] More
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The Limits of our Skins.
“I am looking for an intelligent, literate woman for companionship and, perhaps, sexual play. I am, as you see, completely paralyzed, so there will be no walks on the beach.” […] More
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LEAVING AND RETURNING
They are here, seated in the hollow just below my collarbone in my chest. Demanding for freedom. They bounce about inside, seeking the tiniest trigger to kwekalakasa as tears, midspeech. […] 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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Fragmented 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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TRY NOT TO COLLAPSE
Being an artist is the best yet worst thing that can ever happen to anyone. And I am going to take you through why I think so. Being an artist […] More
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3 years 2 months 5 days
Bang bang crack, Another broken bone, broken back, broken heart and broken soul. But that pain is bearable when you’re in love or so she was told. She believed that […] More
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Poetry 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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HOPE 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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Dear Nalweyiso #MuwadoLoveLetter20
Seasons have changed a mile, that it rains when once it was dry, and it’s dry when it once rained. It has made the harvest so small and in some […] More
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SUMMER NIGHTS
Some days came easy, others hard; And some days didn’t come at all; But whatever day came or did not; There was nothing that could measure, Nothing that could compare […] More
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GOOD POETRY NEEDS GOOD POETRY ANTHOLOGISTS (INFLUENCERS) TO GROW
A poetry anthology is a collection of poems by different poets, whose purpose of selection, arrangement, editing and publication is normally determined by the person who selects, arranges and edits […] More
