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How 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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Prison Militaire de Ndolo: A Place for Sam’s Search for Meaning in Poetry.
One of the most celebrated Poets Robert Frost opined that “Poetry is when an emotion has found its thought and the thought has found words”, I agree and subscribe to […] More
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Forged in fire (a poem)
Sometimes words said in passing or with intention burn through us, they move us, cause a change in our hearts, mindset or behaviour. The change may be good or bad […] More
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I am from the wild
I am from wild Can anything good come from the wild? I have been flogged and shunned for this my whole life What is so strange about my native […] 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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NOSTALGIA!
I started collecting and memorizing poems for fun when I was a teenager. It was a habit I copied from my brother (now pastor Isaac Waiswa of Christ’s Heart Ministries). […] 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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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 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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in Poetry
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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#MuwadoLoveLetter #My King
MY KING I will settle in your castle Since you treated me like a queen; With your passion as my mantel, I will live to cherish […] More
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Is Life Not Too Short?
Is life not too short? Are we not allowed to wallow? Why can’t we sit in our own piss peacefully? Can’t we postpone action for a day or two without […] More
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The Remnant Generation girls mark The Day of the African Child 2020 with a poem recital entitled “ injustice and child abuse against the African Child”
INJUSTICE AND CHILD ABUSE AGAINST THE AFRICAN CHILD. Injustice, injustice! Child abuse child abuse!!! Where are you coming from? Are you coming from Rwanda, Burundi or Kenya? Everywhere child abuse […] More
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Airport screams
The screams at an airportJarring,The ululations at the Entebbe airport often take you by surprise. You question what might be causing distress.A bomb? A death? An accident? A fight?…The screams […] More
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