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“This anthology also highlights important conversations that need to be had; rape, defilement, female oppression, global warming, politics, discrimination among others. We hear a generation that is worried for the state of our nation, and for the generations to come. You will feel the anger, sadness and mixed emotions through lyrical puns and some of the vividly descriptive pieces, and you will never get enough. I especially loved the ‘Ungodly Hour’ for its ability to speak on these important matters unbiased and while making great stories and songs from some equally tragic experiences.”
-Aanyu O. Deborah, Former President, Writers’ Club, Mt. St. Mary’s College, Namagunga.
“A woman’s happiness depends on how well she understands the Advanced Learner’s Dictionary for women. ALL WOMEN SHOULD LEARN THAT THE FOLLOWING ARE SYNONYMOUS.
Confidence. Kajanja
Marriage. Kufumba.
Success. Bufumbo.
Hem above my knee. Invitation
Slit above my ankle. Invitation
Smile. Invitation.
High heels. Rape me
When I go to the post office. Rape me
When I apply for a job. Rape me
When I breathe. Rape me
When I say no. Rape me.
When I say no. Rape me.
Let’s fight for those whose dreams have been broken by their gender.
I mean, society’s expectations.
I mean, relatives’ recriminations.
I mean, fear of persecution.
Fight for us.
Fight for me.”
-MATHEMATICAL EQUATIONS FOR WOMEN (by Kintu Annabelle, page 41)
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The Students of Mt. St. Mary’s College Namagunga under the school’s Writers’ Club contributed poems to this anthology. All published for the first time, these young poets have made various strides in their poetry lives. Odong Daniela and Phoebe Elem have since started poetry podcasts and Kemigisha Michelle has started a poetry card business.
ISBN: 9-798654-853363
Format: Paperback & Kindle
Language: English, Runyankore-Rukiga
Number Of Pages: 82
Published: 2020
Publisher: Kitara Nation
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“A nation turning into a mortuary” as an “experiment in human suffering”. This is an example of how powerful Richard Otwao’s poetry is: using deceptively simple diction and imagery, he vividly captures the tragedy that African countries have suffered in different situations of war, dictatorship, deprivation, disease, and insult, to mention but a few. With delicate irony and humour, he shows us that not all is lost, for if we mediate upon our deeds and will ourselves into loving our fellow human beings a little more, we can salvage something from the mess we have put our countries, and ourselves, into.”
-Dr Danson Sylvester Kahyana, Senior Lecturer in Literature, Makerere University
“Artistically, it is one of the most engaging anthologies I have read in a very long time. Each poem is special for the way it seems to roll off your tongue. The pattern of rhythm and sound of the words or prosody is enhanced, line on line, by enjambment as feelings spill while carrying the run of the poet’s thought from one line to the next without a syntactical break. The substance of these feelings are so powerful, even tragic.”
– Phillip Matogo, Poet, Author, Critic
DECOUNTRYRIZED is a tale of a lonely African soul seeking refuge from war. Having left her country as a child in search for peace, Acha and her family eventually settled in Uganda and this is where Acha tells her story. The poems are a painful reminder of the effects of war on Africa’s children but the books also filly the reader with hope that someday peace shall be achieved and the writer and her family will be able to go back and settle home.
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