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.
TEACH ME TO UNLOVE!
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.
BEFORE WE MET
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.
JUDAS MIRROR
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.
GENTLEMAN! CUT THAT HAIR!!
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.
THE DECEIT OF TRYING TO BE A MAN
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
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.
EVERY YES FROM A GIRL IS NOT A YES
In Every Yes From a Girl Is Not a Yes, Nalubega Victoria examines the complicated meaning of saying yes, asking what happens when relationships, money, employment, authority and dependence influence a girl's choices.
WHY I WRITE
In Why I Write, K.P.M. remembers the little boy who dreamed of becoming an artist, the pressure that pushed him away from drawing, and how poetry eventually became another way for his hands to create.
THE ARCHITECTURE OF THE HEART
In The Architecture of the Heart, K.P.M. begins convinced that love is a beautifully packaged lie. But an encounter with “the Architect” challenges the walls he has built and leads him towards a different understanding of love, faith and God.
