BOOK REVIEW: Poetry, The Best of Charles Mwewa; an in-depth analysis of timeless wisdom
Author: Prof. Charles Mwewa
Title: Poetry, The Best of Charles Mwewa
Reviewer: Stephen Misori
Poetry has long served as a powerful tool to convey important messages to society. Historically, the elderly used poetry to instill discipline, educate,...
Poetry: Whip of Rebellion
Oh! Great men of our land!My motherland, your motherland,This land that mothered youBreastfed my in-lawsBathed my leaders of law
Schooled our arrogant heads
Circumcised our hearts
To heed the teachings of our tongues;This land mourns with me todayPeople...
Poetry: A million things
Born a million hours ago
Learned a million things
Had a million laughs
And a million cries
It’s what it is: this world.
Have paid a million shillings
To learn a thousand things
Read through a million words
To learn a thousand...
Poetry: Home is not home
Long not long ago
Home was home
Home a green home
Home sweet home
Home of black children
When home was home.
But today, we are born in the south
We grow by the west
We work in the states
We die in...
BOOK REVIEW: Walk My Path
His art, Walk My Path, showcases the continent as a region of boundless opportunities.
This is a timely anthology that lays bare the troubles of Africa in the light of the great opportunities it swims in.
In...
Poetry: Unhappy royal highness
Why is the king crying crimson blood?
Highness cries of his iniquities inflicted—
By himself on the people who loved him
By himself on the people who trusted him
By himself on the people who worshiped him
By himself...
Poetry: On One Leg
I walked home on one leg
A result of illicit elopement
That which drove my mind wild
As a wicked wizard roaming people's yards
Like a lizard on heat creepeth,
Like a dying fly on cow milk.
I ran, as...
POETRY: Pieces of her
This poem is about an emotional man who has been heartbroken and is now trying to move on and wish her ex-girlfriend well in her endeavors.
You found me in one piece
But you tore me...
Poetry: Maisha mwendo sakafu
About the poem: This is a contemporary, dramatized verse composed in Swahili for theatre arts performances. The poem mirrors the current situation in our country and the remedies that are to be implemented. The...
Becca the Poet: Poetry has enhanced my courage and shaped my worldview
Embrace poetry in all forms and find ways to fix it in what you do; find joy in what you do, for that will always keep you goingBecca the Poet.
She started chasing her passion...
