DON’T REMIND ME!
In Don't Remind Me!, Ama Poetry reflects on regret, condemnation and the struggle to move beyond past mistakes towards growth and a renewed identity.
In Don't Remind Me!, Ama Poetry reflects on regret, condemnation and the struggle to move beyond past mistakes towards growth and a renewed identity.
In Teach Me to Unlove!, Ama Poetry explores a woman torn between her love for her “Romeo,” disturbing warnings about him and parents who desperately want her to walk away.
Must love always lead to marriage? In Love and Marriage No Longer Consent, Nalubega Victoria questions how romance, money, family expectations and social pressure influence modern relationships.
In Dear Sex!, George The Tired Poet personifies sex as a seductive companion. What begins with confidence and pleasure gradually becomes a cautionary poem about choices, consequences and sexual health.
Before We Met by Godwin the Poet reflects on the loneliness that existed before love arrived and the beautiful transformation of meeting someone whose presence finally feels like home.
In The Lover I Invented, Daisy Atuhaire explores the difference between loving someone and loving the person we imagined them to be, using striking images of sewing, performance and an unraveling romance.
In Judas Mirror, K.P.M. imagines a guilt-ridden man encountering Judas Iscariot outside a chapel. What begins with condemnation becomes a haunting reflection on sin, judgment, repentance and the possibility of mercy.
In Gentleman! Cut That Hair!!, K.P.M. turns a demand for a young man to cut his natural hair into an outrageous satirical examination of appearance, stereotypes, colonial influence and African identity.
In The Deceit of Trying to Be a Man, Opakrwoth Solomon challenges the pressure on young men to hide pain, suppress tears and carry every burden alone, arguing that vulnerability and asking for help do not diminish manhood.
War Child by Kellna Hursle is a haunting reflection on children caught in conflict. Through fractured images of bombs, mothers, grief and sacrifice, the poem confronts what happens when war enters childhood.