Ugandan literature
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30 titles that are Ugandan: The importance of reading local and appreciating talent.
PART ONE: NOVELS How pertinent is it to read local authors? I have read so many international authors whilst growing up – during the many classes I have attended, the […] More
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A TOP 10 LIST OF ‘EVERYTHING UGANDAN POETRY’: Ugandan Female Performance Poets
So, I’m going to be sharing various lists of my ’10 Top of Everything Ugandan Poetry.’ All the information is based on my own meandering experience with poetry, so take […] More
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HOW MANY INDIANS (OR ASIANS) DO WE SEE INTERMARRYING: CASE IN POINT “WE ARE ALL BIRDS OF UGANDA”
I often fail to understand why our stories cannot penetrate international markets but then, I recall that perhaps the world is constructed into castes. Case in point is this nice […] More
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UGANDAN POETRY BOOKS ARE NOW FLOWING LIKE WATER
2023 might be the year poets in Uganda finally reveal how publishing their works has become a significant aspect of the urban performance poetry culture. Away from the 2020-2021 Kitara […] More
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WHAT AN ANIMAL OF A WRITER: A EULOGY TO FRANCIS ASIIMWE DIVING DEEP INTO HIS INFAMOUS POEM, ‘Gentlemen, I’ve a Ask’
For the last couple of hours, days, weeks, and months – probably even a year, I have been thinking critically, writing in silence and creating new stories. Until one Sunday […] More
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2024, A CONFUSING YEAR OF HARDWORK WITH LITTLE TO SHOW IN THE BOOK INDUSTRY OF UGANDA.
The Ugandan book industry is a conundrum to decipher, for it is filled with potential but little tangibility to exhibit at the African continent and global level. A lot of […] More
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DEATH OF A WRITER, DEATH OF THE ART.
On Sunday, I was having a conversation with a good friend of mine about books. He is a lover of books, with regrets that perhaps he would have used time […] More
