February 11, 2016

Sometimes after midyear 2015, I read an article about micropoems. The word was new to me and it fired up my curiousity. The sub-title read “take a Twitter poetry break…” Not being a Twitter user, I thought the writing fun would have to pass me by. So I did a quick scan of the article…

August 6, 2015

FOREVER NOT YOURS You came and left fast like Santa in a fat chimney with promised gifts of goodness. I remember your worshiping of my body like sacred petals of lily heralding me your godly foreplay. Your unsaid words showered me with deeds of heavenly award that made Venus gasp with envy. The kisses that…

August 6, 2015

In some parts of the world, getting a monthly period means you are shunned by society because it is considered dirty. In other parts of the world, a period is a celebration for having become a woman. And for others, it is a constant embarrassment and a reason not to attend school because one cannot…

July 20, 2015

Children, Auntie Glo is from Tanzania and now lives in the town of Koenigswinter, Germany. She has written three children’s books: a collection of Swahili tales, songs and facts about wild animals; a collection of diamond poems; and a story about a little boy who is taken on a visit to a secret forest by…

July 15, 2015

The Pashtun women who span the border between Afghanistan and Pakistan use poetry to portray a common truth about war, separation, homeland, grief, or love. A landay is a poetry form which has 22 syllables: 9 in the first line, 13 in the second. Sometimes they rhyme, but more often not. To read more about…