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RHYMES, METAPHORS, AND I by Verse In Vac
January 6, 2021
UNGODLY HOUR by Mt. St. Mary’s College Namagunga Students
January 6, 2021
THE GOD PLAYERS by Itah Patience Mbethki
UGX20,000
“On the whole, this book is a triumph for the author and The Poetry Series by KITARA NATION. The lexical arrangements uplift its rhythm with a triumph of apostrophic repetition that is typical of Kitara’s style (For the mood has changed/And the boys have changed/ And the girls have changed/ And the boss has changed). Each part of the book (which is accompanied by illustrations) is heightened to the echo chamber of history. Oh yes, these words will ring through time.”
– Phillip Matogo, poet, author, critic.
Excerpt
“What power you have
In the palms of your hands!
What majesty you wear
As you walk the streets
Of citizens enslaved and enchanted
By your handshakes and speech!
Whisper your fears
For walls have ears–
Whose life ends
Before it is
Lived;
Whose laughter is squashed
before it is
Laughed;
But you strut like cocks
Colour your tongues like peacocks
Creators of universal
Harmony and chaos
Until the gods look down
And seeing smaller versions of themselves,
Cut them to size.”
——
Itah Patience Mbekhi has a B.A Education (Literature and English) from Kyambogo University, and an M.A in Literature from Makerere University. She is currently a teacher and Assistant Head of Department English and English Literature at King’s College, Budo. She is a wife, a mother and a mentor. Patience enjoys reciting, reading and writing poetry. She has contributed to newspaper The Monitor as a columnist and has had her poems recited at the Uganda National Theatre. This is her first Published poetry collection.
Publishing Particulars of the Book
ISBN: 9-798654-867797
Format: Paperback & Kindle Version
Language: English, Luganda
Number Of Pages: 59
Published: 2020
Publisher: Kitara Nation
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