My tribute to Maya Angelou for the Inspiration to be Kenyan Poet
Dr. Maya Angelou Slightly less than 2 hours ago, I read on my twitter Timeline that Dr. Maya Angelou had passed on. […]
H_Art the Band, the fusion of Kenyan Spoken Word Poetry and Music
H_art the band with a fan (image courtesy) Kenyan performance Poetry has, in last 7 years or so, enjoyed more media attention […]
A memo to Baba Njoroge
(Image courtesy) Baba Njoroge hii sitarudia kama una jiika ungesema jana Kamwana akisema imenona, hakusema ishinjwo hii kihiko(doa) yetu, yeye na baba […]
Poem: Desire won’t drown you
(Image Courtesy) Desire won’t drown you like wet kisses from a dog It will hang you out to dry your wet dreams […]
The invasion of Zombies
The invasion of African zombies started in BeijingMen standing like power poles on road sidesmummies moving around aimlessly in rural shopping centres,others […]
Behind Metal Bars
The grilled metal bars caging inmates are the same giving us the sense of security we strive to feel in the jungle, […]
BN Poetry Award 2014 now open to all African Poets
The BN Poetry Award, founded in 2008 by Beverley Nambozo Nsengiyunva, a Ugandan female poet, is the first initiative that has been […]
The AfroNywele Experience; celebrating natural hair
The Natural hair movement is really taking root not just in Kenya but worldwide and its about time that #TeamNaturalHair ladies celebrated […]
Poetry, Music’s ugly sister
(image courtesy of parnassusreview.com) Poetry has always been music’s ugly sister younger, wiser but never got the boy’s attention no one ever […]
Kwani? Trust celebrates 10th Anniversary
Between 27th – 30th November Kwani celebrates a decade in artistic, literary and media production. Over the four days, Kwani Trust will […]
Matatus define Nairobi culture
It is impossible to talk about Nairobi without mentioning Matatus; the public tansport vehicles that have come to define the Nairobi culture. […]
Poem; Dreams of my fatherland
(image courtesy of http://fineartamerica.com/featured/dreams-and-nightmares-michael-garyet.html) Dreams of my fatherland Who is that trying to re-live the American Dream… Who dares to dream a […]