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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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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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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 PoetryFragmented 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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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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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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I FOUND LOVE
I FOUND LOVE i found love, it was wrapped around your name, it spoke exactly like I imagined it would, it shouted silently, it screamed softly and it called my […] 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 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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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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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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