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Kikuyu: new poem by Moses Muriithi Muriuki
Ndĩ ũmwe no ndĩ Erĩ ona atatũ No ndĩ mwĩrĩ Ona thakame Ona nyama Ona roho ngĩkũngũyagia ngĩinanagaa ngĩgochaga Mwathani wa maa ngĩrũgamaga mũrĩma-inĩ wa Ngai wa kĩambĩrĩria ngĩroraga matu-inĩ...
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Untitled Kimeru poem by Victor Brian
Maami mpa gasuru Rĩu mbĩte ngatwĩre Kĩrĩ kĩthaka gĩa kabere Ugampa rũũtha nkarĩe mpera kĩrĩ kamuunda ga stera Ngakũretera marigũ jamagundu Kuuma muuro jwa maundu Nkundia gacuru maami mbĩte Baaba mpa...
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Thai! (Peace) , a Gĩkũyũ poem by Ngartia
No marĩtwa tũtũirie no undũire tũtirĩ Anake marakĩruĩra thibitarĩ Mĩĩgithi nĩ nyĩmbo ciarĩ? Nĩ aigana moĩ ciao mbarĩ? Nĩkũrĩ? Nĩkũrĩ? Gũtirĩ? Ona ngoma ciarĩ njega njũru gũtiari Cia thũkirio nĩ ahujia...
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MOKIRE, MAGÎTÛKORA, MAGÎTÛOROTA, a Kikuyu poem by Ngartia
The poem is generally a story by a poor rural young person, criticizing the ‘They’. These are the learned elite who take pride in their origins and culture but blame the youth for abandoning their...
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News flash: Tolkien translation in Swahili by Oliver Stegen
Warning. If you are into poetry, you are going to love this. If you are a Tolkien fan, you are going to love this. If you are a Tolkien fan AND you speak a decent amount of Swahili, you’ll have …...
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KÍTHOMO KÍA MÚMÍÍRÚ: A Meru Poem via Story Zetu
A post about Meru traditional education, by Victor Brian KÍTHOMO KÍA MÚMÍÍRÚ: A Meru Poem. Tagged: African languages, kimeru, Meru, poem, poetry
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Legendary Somali poet Hadraawi at #Kwanilitfest in Nairobi
Mohamed Ibrahim Warsame, or Hadraawi, is a prominent Somali poet and songwriter hailing from Toghdeer in former British Somaliland. Hadraawi, who has been called 'the Shakespeare of Somalia', is not...
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