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Review: 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 PoetryHow do you know your poems are ripe for publication?
In 2009, in my initial days as a ‘Lantern Meet Poet’, I went to Dr. Susan Kiguli’s office to deliver a copy of a poem she had asked for. 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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THE 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 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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#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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LET ME TAKE YOU BACK #Stories4Health
Let me take you back to a time, When the clock struck midnight, The gong resonated throughout two poles of the earth, The wind rumbled, While thunder roared, The world […] More
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in PoetryTOSHA 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 PoetryGood Intentions
Dear son As you grow You will hate me I will tell you things you don’t like I will forbid you things you like. Look I see broken shards Everywhere. […] More
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IT 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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I 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 PoetryAround 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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