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Around 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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THE PRICE OF SILENCE
They taught me manhood like a hymn: Stand tall. Swallow feeling. Never bend. I wore my father’s shadow like a crown, Learned strength was measured in the sound Of heavy […] More
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Let’s talk about Kwivuga!
Kwivuga is a poetry platform that I learnt about in 2013 and became a regular. At the time, I wasn’t a journalist but I had started writing and sending my […] More
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Light at the Tunnel's End
Absurd a primate scrap on play From daybreak to twilight seen But the curtain unveiled in decay To reveal a deadly fate decreed Humanity witnessed a sinister seed Not North, […] More
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#muwadopoem- We, the countryside women
Countryside woman. Awake you imbecile, Move your pitch blackened soul! Let those hockey sticks maneuver, Let them thrust, mint chucks for next lodging. My dowries remember! I gave to your […] More
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#MuwadoLoveLetter A rouge Kind Of Love
Dear object of my affection, Allow me make a suggestion: Could we move to Brokeback Mountain and live in seclusion? Marinate in resolute reclusion! We’d reduce on the population in […] More
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Expectations
Expectations must be the mothers of the strongest misery And most of us have suckled on their firm breasts. Too much anticipation is sometimes a little scary But when desire […] More
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CALL FOR POETS — LIRA YOUTH POETRY SLAM 2025
Lira Kreativ Kave is pleased to announce an official Call for Poets for the Lira Youth Poetry Slam 2025, taking place on Sunday, 14th December 2025 at Café Sterling, Lira […] More
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in Business and Entrepreneurship, Community & Opinion, Competitions and Challenges, Events, Identity & Culture, PoetryA Year of Voices, Growth, and Community: The Journey of Lira Kreativ Kave .
This year has been nothing short of transformative for Lira Kreativ Kave. What began as a simple idea — a small space where young creatives could meet, share, and express […] More
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in Poetry
WHEN I DIE…
When I die. Carry my bones delicately, Don’t take big strides, walk softly, Let the ground feel your feet brushing over it gently, Let my bones shake quietly, Not too […] More
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The stubborn prophet
The stubborn prophet He sat , hand on chin Crestfallen, alone in the room He could hear the word It shouted at him He ignored it Surely he knew Things […] More
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DEAR VOTER
The season is back In which we give a verdict About the service of men To their respective region, country at large All to be done, in the polling booth […] More
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Will we be us again?
It’s a question that lingers in my mind. Will we be us again? There once was peace, but it got into pieces. We saw so many things that tingled our […] More
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Beholding Peace_ Part 1 of 4 [Official Video]
This video is the first poem in the series of four (4) poems written as extracts from the book “Behold Peace” written by Gilbert Simukanga. The search for inner peace. […] More
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in Finance, Markets and Economics, Movies and Television, Music and Dance, Photography, Poetry, Politics and Government, Theatre, Visual Art, Writing and LiteratureA TURNING POINT FOR UGANDA’S CREATIVE INDUSTRIES? THE OPPORTUNITY IS HERE—BUT ARE WE READY?
Uganda’s creative sector has never lacked talent. What it has lacked is coordinated leadership that understands the difference between creating art and building an industry. Today, I believe we may […] More
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THE TOP 10 UGANDAN POETRY BOOKS (FROM 2000 -2020)
So, my list 3 of The Top 10 of ‘Everything Ugandan Poetry’ features my top 10 Ugandan poetry books in public circulation between 2000 and 2020. This is a long […] More
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Review: Don’t Love Me In English – Bridget Ankunda
As a storyteller, 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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