in Uganda we build madaraja. swollen rivers
to cross, bellies to fill. ugali porridge
of peasants who need chakula
to survive, shulas to learn in olass about freedom not
fear of shauri from shifta with guns. matutus speed alongside
in jua kali as
fair skin burns, a crisp
shell ready to molt.
"Wewe, muzungu, white man."
I plead with them,
"Mimi vijana, I am not old." "Wewe, muzungu." I don't want to die, shitake kufu, please." we carry Uganda--
schools, food, books,
build bridges. they don't
want to die.
Vital links, Linda.
I like the use of local language, the interspersions work well here because they're assimilated fluently and they lend authenticity.
BEFORE DARKNESS FALLS Retails for 14.95 / but you can have it now for only 11.95 This is a book of poetry and prose that deals with real life issues that all of mankind comes to face. Some of the poems deal with the tenderness of love, while others s
Still Living on my Feet is the follow up to Tichaona Chinyelu’s first book, In the Whirlwind, which was rooted in a sense of hard-hitting revolutionary black love. However, in this sophomore effort, Tichaona brings the revolutionary essence from deep
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I like the use of local language, the interspersions work well here because they're assimilated fluently and they lend authenticity.
John