Rise With Linguere
February 14th is V-Day! To millions of people around the world, the V means Valentine’s. To others -at least 1 in every […]
Category: Linguere Writes
Blood, Fear and Ritual: Witness to Female Circumcision in Kenya
I reblogged this because it captures the many things that are wrong with FGM. Looking through the photos is difficult and I […]
Before I Die…
Here’s a poem I wrote last night for the Balafong Poetry Challenge. A mini-reflection on our relationships and taking advantage of life […]
Reflections After Three Years of Blogging
Yesterday, Linguere turned three! Yes, it’s been three years since that cold February morning when I woke up and decided I would […]
Homesickness
I wrote another poem for one of the topics in the Balafong Magazine Poetry Challenge. What better moment to write about homesickness than […]
What Scares Me
Still on topics from the Challenge, I wrote this piece last night. Let’s see what you are scared of too. The comment […]
Perfection
Balafong Magazine started a 30-Topic Poetry/Spoken Word Challenge on its Facebook Page sometime last week. Every two days, a new topic is released and […]
Silence Eternal
Mine is the story Of a girl African Gambian Wolof Taught to be silent To never speak up Bottle up my pain […]
For 2013, Gratitude
Two nights ago, I had a much-needed conversation with someone who’s become an invaluable constant in my life. It was probably the […]
Beyond The 16 Days Of Activism To End Violence Against Women
From November 25th to December 10th, people from all over the world participated in the 16-day campaign to end Violence Against Women […]