The Truth I Adore!
Behind a student's familiar face may lie a story of violence, fear and silent suffering. In “The Truth I Adore!”, Ama Poetry asks whether a child can endure pain at home and still find the strength to show up at school.
THE REPUBLIC OF EXPENSIVE TOMATOES
When tomatoes become luxuries and fuel turns aristocratic, what remains affordable to ordinary citizens? Juma Clever Collins uses biting political satire to examine economic hardship, privilege and the widening gap between leaders and the people.
COMPLIMENTS
Can a compliment make someone feel like a superstar, a Casanova or the most attractive person alive? Alex Muhindo explores the amusing power of praise, romance and confidence in this witty, cheeky poem.
85K for Six Rounds
She paid UGX 85,000 for six promised rounds. But when morning arrived, the night had delivered something entirely unexpected. Frank Banet blends desire, humour and frustration in a provocative poem about intimacy and broken expectations.
A Place of No Tomorrow Assured
In crowded hospital corridors, every breath tells a different story. Namakula Sumayah captures the pain, exhaustion and uncertainty of a place where life and death stand painfully close.
The Cost of Being Born a Female
Must a woman surrender her voice to preserve her marriage? In this powerful poem, Vicky Nalubega confronts domestic violence, society's expectations and the struggle for dignity, equality and freedom.
Just One
What begins as “just one” can become a burden too heavy to carry. Ama Poetry uses repetition and irony to explore personal choices, mounting consequences and appeals for government assistance.
ELETA MANYA KI?
In Kampala, payday comes with witnesses and leaves with receipts. Victor Bauer Mukundane humorously captures the endless bills, borrowing requests and financial excuses of everyday city life.
WORDS JUST CROSSED RIVERS
In Words Just Crossed Rivers, Daisy Atuhaire explores the courage to confess love through a moving metaphor of words swimming across rivers to reach another heart.
DEPENDENCE DAY
In Dependence Day, Flora reflects on Uganda's journey since independence, contrasting the hope of 1962 with questions about corruption, unemployment, foreign dependence and the meaning of freedom today.
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