Reading Jeanette is like embarking on a poetic body-heart-mind journey trusting that there will be a destination. Even if none surfaces, there’s so much pleasure in the reading process because of her style that defies form and traditional plot… Read more
José Eduardo Agualusa, remarkable Angolan writer
Now to my really favorite writer, North of Limpopo, South of Sahara, West of the Atlantic and East of Indian Ocean, José Eduardo Agualusa. I know it ...
Poetry Book Launch moments
Thought I’d feature some pics of Give Me Room To Move My Feet poetry book launch in Kampala, Uganda. Pics taken by Masaani Art. So grateful to friends, family…who made the occasion memorable. Time to pack up and change station. All my… Read more
Speak, Memory Revisited
The book that’s been on my mind as I revisit home and other once familiar places is Vladimir Nabokov’s memoir, Speak, Memory. Time is playing tricks on me, or places. I have particular memories of things/objects and incidents in particular… Read more
Loving the writing & poetry passion in Uganda
I greatly enjoyed meeting my friends, writers and poets during the Author of the month session at Femrite on Monday 19th December 2011. It’s always exciting to find that a love for poetry does exist amidst other things going on, and the poets are… Read more
Author of the month
So happy to be home–Ug. Now that I have many places I call home I have to specify. And the place am at now–Femrite–is home to my writing. It’s where I did a lot of growing as a writer, so full of passion and hunger to write. Coming back feels so… Read more
‘Give Me Room To Move My Feet’ Book Launch in Uganda
I’m excited to be going home, catch up with family, friends, read and launch my poetry book: Give Me Room To Move My Feet in Uganda. Two years ago I launched this book in Senegal where it was published and where I was based. It gives me great… Read more
As The Crow Flies: the Red Earth. Veronique Tadjo
French and Côte d´Ivoire: Veronique Tadjo’s novella, As the Crow Flies, led me to her poetry book: Red Earth, first published in French as Laterite. The novella opens and ends like a long poem, is a love-betrayal and migration story,… Read more
Meet Prartho Sereno, the fantastic poet
Coming closer to Thanksgiving makes me think of Prartho Sereno’s imaginative and fascinating poetry book: Causing a Stir: The secret lives and loves of kitchen utensils. Food is involved, you see. And love. The wonderful poems are… Read more
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Amiri Baraka at 75 still hitting the gong strong
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After the Tsunami
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‘Give Me Room To Move My Feet’ Book Launch in Uganda
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Memory Chirere’s cogent review of “Dreams, Miracles and Jazz”
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