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THE MUWADO STORYTELLING WEBINARS – PLOT, PACING, & STRUCTURE IN STORYTELLING RECAP – KAGAYI NGOBI
Week 3 of the Muwado Commercial Storytelling Webinars happened on Tuesday, 18th March, with Kagayi Ngobi – a Ugandan playwright, poet, performer, publisher, and the founding editor of the Kitara […] More
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The Night The Lights Went Out
The air hung heavy with the silence of a world unplugged. No rhythmic hum of refrigerators, no soft glow of televisions, only the melancholic chirp of crickets serenaded the starlit […] More
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Isaiah 43:3
I stand by a grave. Arms akimbo. A one Nalunkuuma rests here. Scribbled on her stone is a verse from the Bible. Isaiah 43:3. Thou wast precious in my sight, […] More
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in Poetry
THE EMPTY GAZE
THE EMPTY GAZE Who ever knew she would land in such a trap Of loving a promising aimlessly love Of missing without shooting Shouting at the top of her voice […] More
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KAMPOT-HOLE! KAMPOT-HOLE!
Through our potholes we speak Through our potholes we breathe Through our potholes we see As if iron sheets were not enough As if Locusts were not enough As if […] 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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in PoetryI'D LOVE TO
I’d love to say hi But you won’t talk to me. I’d love to talk to you every day But you won’t respond to me. I’d love to call you […] More
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in PoetryPILGRIM OF THE CHICKENS
A race, a creature superior among many, Ruler from yawning abyss to lofty hill, from wide river to bare raven, the air and high seas, both tame under this one […] More
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I Just Found Out
That I’m the chosen one, But I’m not sure if it’s going to be fun! I’m supposed to be their next pick, I can’t help it, it makes me slightly […] More
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The price of freedom
The Price of Freedom Nakato was a young girl when Uganda gained its independence from Britain in 1962. She remembered the joy and excitement that filled the streets of Kampala, […] More
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THE LOCUST SAGA
The locusts have come To save The State From the overdose Of political protest. The locusts will drive Batons and teargas Into the backside Of our human rights. The locusts […] More
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THE MEDIC POEM
THE VIRUS SOLDIER All hail the Disease Soldier The one in hospital attire. The mercenary without combat shoes. The warrior with no rifle. The civilian at the war front. The […] More
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What publishing my poetry has done for me
What makes a poet? Is it the ability to write poems, because if you do not write, how can you be a poet? Is it the ability to orally perform […] More
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#MuwadoLoveLetter For the apple of my eye
Letters…a series of characters jumping out at you trying to make an impression…each hoping to be strung along with another to make sense… Not all letters make sense though, some […] More
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Where have all the children gone?
Where have all the children gone? All I see is adults in children’s bodies forced to grow fast, Walking with pregnant backs filled with dictated notes, While those in cars […] More
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