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September 24, 2020

LAMENTING SIRENS a review, by Philip Matogo

Richard Otwao’s book LAMENTING SIRENS begins with the spiritual power of him playing God! Excuse me, Gad. In this role, he quickly realizes that the Aeschylus-esque […]
September 24, 2020

THE POETRY BUNGALOW, SEETA HIGH SCHOOL’S POETRY ANTHOLOGY review by Philip Matogo

What is poetry? Of course, there’s no easy answer to that question.  It’s like asking what color is the wind when colored by the breeze. No […]
September 24, 2020

RHYMES, METAPHORS AND I, THE BEST OF VERSE IN VAC POETRY 2014-2020 a review by Philip Matogo

  “All children are born artists, the problem is to remain an artist as we grow up.” — Pablo Picasso. Poetry in Uganda starts from the seedbed of youth. Practically every child you […]
September 24, 2020

UNGODLY HOUR, A POETY ANTHOLOGY BY MT. ST. MARY’S COLLEGE, NAMAGUNGA a review by Philip Matogo

When I was in high school, St. Mary’s College, Namagunga, was known to have the classiest, prettiest and brainiest ladies this side of eternity. As a […]
November 17, 2020

BALLAD OF ANGELS by Isabirye Mitch

Chris Bahizi for shizo manizo, nevertheless don’t mind that’s me trying to make the name rhyme and sound cool. I just keep wondering how people manage […]
November 17, 2020

BALLAD OF ANGELS by Isabirye Mitch

Chris Bahizi for shizo manizo, nevertheless don’t mind that’s me trying to make the name rhyme and sound cool. I just keep wondering how people manage […]
February 13, 2021

A JOURNEY INTO WANGUSA’S ANTHEM FOR AFRICA

Idi Amin himself was quite an enigma and his rule was colored with horror and enchantment in equal part. The Professor captures the murderous appeal of his soldiers, his rise to power from cook to the president of the country, and some of the international scandals and squabbles.
February 18, 2021

SPIRE CARTOONS BUYING UGANDANS SOME STOCK (IN REALITY): A REVIEW OF ‘UNCOMFORTABLE LAUGHTER’.

For Dr. Spire, cartoons are our way of going around/ living with difficult realities. If we did not find a way of laughing about these things like corruption, political madness, disease, poverty, poor social services perhaps they would have killed us earlier than they do.
February 22, 2021

TELL YOUR TEENAGE SELF TO CHIN UP; BOOKS ARE NOW COOL!

There. Now you know who my Valentine was and you have a few reasons to pass by Brisk Lounge the next time you hear about Books and Brunch. I should add that you will not only stock up on lovely bookmarks (which you usually get with your purchase) but the setting is perfect for meeting the kind of people you may have longed for in secondary school. And there is food. Did I mention that? There is food!