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 […]
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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 […]
RV Throwback: Letting Go Of Love
Today, I share one of the pieces I wrote and performed at Rhythmic Vibrations on June 29th at the Kairaba Beach Hotel […]
Jollof Chronicles: Vibrations, Stars and Cameras
My dear readers, When I put up the last post, I leaned back and said to myself “Here’s to three months of […]
Jollof Chronicles: And So It Begins
It starts with the sights… …first, of the lights snaking along the runway as the airplane taxis slowly amid the applause from […]
Day Two: Your Crush
Hello to He Who Is Admired(Loved?) From A Distance, ‘I wish, I wish, I wish’. Lol! A few years ago, I had a […]
Ode To The Black Woman
Dear reader, please pay attention to the message and acknowledge the beauty of words stringed by one of The Gambia’s finest poets […]
Eternal Scars: The Silent Crime
Warning: This post contains some disturbing stories, with descriptions that might not be easy to take in. All the stories cited here […]
Cupid’s Failed Shot?
It’s February 14th Linguerites! It’s Valentine’s Day! Whoop whoop. You wonder if I really am excited. Don’t worry, I wonder the same […]