This week, Rap Poet (https://www.facebook.com/RapPoet43/) and I (https://poetsandmuses.com/imogen-arate/) discuss our respective poems, "I am not that Condom, are you?" and "Lowering Tides Sink All Boats," and taking risks as an artist.
Take a listen to also find out about poetry events taking place in the valley during the week of November 4th.
Photo of Rap Poet (https://www.instagram.com/raptontoma/) by Lubega Photography (https://www.facebook.com/lubegaphotography/)
Additional ways to follow Rap Poet and Tontoma:
1. https://twitter.com/JazzTontoma
2. https://www.facebook.com/ancestraltontoma
3. https://www.facebook.com/tontoma.tontoma
4. https://ancestraltontoma.blogspot.com
5. https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC67qUrfU9nw1ZMutWeOwtTg
Links to some of the topics we covered in this episode:
1. Tribes in Uganda: http://www.uganda-consulate.sk/index.php?tribes
2. Stella Nyanzi, who was jailed for criticizing Uganda's 30-year-president: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/08/ugandan-academic-stella-nyanzi-jailed-harassing-museveni-190803141817222.html
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