Art & Peace
Muambi International Network Issue 8 . Sept- Dec 2022
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Category: Poetry
Art & Peace
African Cultural Footprint of Peace
Tendai Angela Jambga-Rokkones – TRANSCEND Media Service Review of Amani, Rais Boneza’s Latest Poetry Collection The poetry collection of Amani brings together an interpersonal and intrapersonal launch into freedom. In the…
Art & Peace
Book Review: The Soul of Uganda Through Song by Michiel van Oosterhout
The Soul of Uganda Through Song by the Dutch journalist, music archivist and documentary filmmaker, Michiel van Oosterhout, is a lyrical telling of Uganda’s history in the period starting…
Activism
NO ROSES FROM MY MOUTH: Stella NYANZI´S POEMS FROM PRISON By Bwesigye Bwa Mwesigire and Esther Mirembe
In Carole Boyce Davies’ study of the political activism of the Black Communist, Claudia Jones, Davies writes that “[Jones’] was a poetry written by an activist who uses…
Activism
Political poetry as a crime: Inside the surreal trial of Dareen Tatour
Arresting a Palestinian for publishing a political poem is extraordinary. Having to prove at trial that police mistranslated her poem is nothing short of surreal. By Yoav Haifawi…
Activism
Peter Tosh’s resistance against racism, apartheid and settler-colonialism
March 21 is International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination. A notable cultural icon in the struggle against racism is Jamaican reggae artiste Peter Tosh. He was…
Articles
The Collapse of a Titan by Rais Neza Boneza
Near madness, Strangled in the North, the Equator-– Ngbadolite, Ngemena, to the Ubangui border-– In the center, Tetela land–– Kisangani, Bunia–– In the south, the land…
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Lyrics: We've Had Enough By Michael Jackson
Love was taken from a young lifeAnd no one told her whyHer direction has a dimlightFrom one more violent crime She innocently questioned why Why her father…
Analysis
Grandpa, what do you make of the killings in Paris? By Cameron Duodu
I used to hop across the road and bring her home from school.We would have lunch together.I enthused her so much about Ghanaian food that on the first…
Activism
House Arrest & Disobedience, Smallberry Press, 2015, London UK. ISBN 978-0993031519
The poems in this book are powerful messages about the cruelty and violence, often hidden and denied, in families, communities and countries. Although Grover is rooted in…
Activism
AND I STILL RISE–RIP MAYA ANGELOU
R.I.P. legendary author, poet and activist Maya Angelou. “In addition to her well-known autobiographies, Maya Angelou has steadily written poetry over the years. In this video Professor Angelou…