Poetry

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

The Writers Space Africa (WSA) Foundation is a remarkable not-for-profit organization registered in Tanzania.  Its visionary founder, Anthony ‘PenBoss’ Onugba, established the organization with the noble aim of empowering and elevating the voices of writers...

Title: 327 Thousand Feet High Author: Anthony Wesonga Oduori Edited by: Tom Odhiambo  Publisher: Contact Zones Publishers Reviewer: Bonface Otieno Poetry is a unique genre of expression most writers have incorporated freely in their means to condemn, appreciate, critique,...