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Topic: Poetry

Inside Sharjah's 'Poetry Pharmacy', where healing comes in verses, not pills

By Caroline Chebet   2025-11-14 10:06:53

A one-of-its-kind pharmacy — where medicine is not swallowed but unfurled — is gaining traction.

Jewel of Swahili poetry tested as Suluhu's leadership exposes 'ungwana' hypocrisy

By Robert Wanjala Kituyi   2025-11-03 11:54:49

Against a backdrop of burning cities, severed internet, and escalating post-election violence, Tanzania’s electoral commission declared President Samia Suluhu Hassan’s re-election on Friday.

Sheng, slam and social media reshape Kenya's poetry scene

By Timo Muthuri   2025-09-07 15:58:17

Kenyan poetry is thriving beyond classrooms and books, with performers embracing digital platforms, linguistic diversity, and bold social commentary.

Performance with purpose: How dance, poetry, and pain became a voice for the voiceless

By Manuel Ntoyai   2025-07-27 13:18:22

The production was not just storytelling it was story-living. The narratives performed were drawn directly from real-life experiences collected during community outreach visits.