First published by Chicamod, an online magazine committed to create 1 Million Jobs for the African youth while making Africa visible not only within Africa but also on the global…
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..."…
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…
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…
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…
The Rubaiyat From Africa I I adore you, handsome son of Africa. Let me undress your heart’s lamina Watering love to your modest veins Until you want more of me,…
World Children’s Poetry Day (WoChiPoDa) maiden celebration was on Saturday, 4 October 2014. Together with the Tanzanian poet and founder of Arusha Poetry Club (APC), Mr. George Kyomushula, we organised…
Today's prompt challenges to write a poem for children. This could be in the style of a nursery rhyme, or take a cue from Edward Lear or Shel Silverstein. It…
Some people are good at starting over. Others are terrible at starting over. And there are those who will simply not start over. This poem is for all of us:…