MY TWO CENT'S WORTH with Audilia Wakesho Mwamburi

The beauty of the four-letter word (Life) The beauty of life is in the grey areas Not being too good (you might be considered ignorant), Not being too bad (you might be deemed arrogant) It is neither in the radiant sunrise that greets us each morning nor in the gloomy sunset that bids us good bye. But it is in the reawakening of one's mind to wonder , with an o and wander with an a. It is in the m...

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The outlook of Gen z about African Literature is that this generation have found comfort in freely expressing both the robustness and vulnerability in whatever literary work they read and write unlike the Millennial generation. It is in so doing that they have brought newness in thoughts and how to express them, however this is yet to get the reception into the African Literature space and convers...

One of the main elements that makes Son of Woman an ideal master Piece of a Popular Text over the years is in it central themes. The image of a woman, the question of morality and urban poverty. Prior to the discussion on the aforementioned themes, let us have a listen to how the main character Dodge kiunyu has been described in the book to get a glimpse of why this is a popular text. Here we go....

Many a times we get entangled into reading a book that appeals to our instincts as the author talks to us. However, have we ever bothered to read a book that not only talks but also listens as well? Don't act surprised - there are such books! By the way.

African Literature Conversation

#2024 ( Consciously Optimistic ) Mouthpiece of a Young Soul. It is 2024 Yes. 2,0,2,4 not 2,0,2,3, that was last year This year is 2024, underlined and bolded Some say it is a year of an advancement Others say it is a year of realignment and renewal What does 2024 actually say to you? It is 2024 And yes, 2, 0, 2,4, mark that Will you think this through with me? 2024 -Is said to be 'a year of growth...

Hello Literature lovers! This new year 's African books are a notch higher as far as African Literary experience and creativity are concerned. #2024 New Read-: African Books Enthusiasts

Understandably, the selected Kenyan Youth Poems yet to be studied have undeniably exhibited this meaningless of life through the poets' mouthpiece in showing how the personas have suffered a great deal of personal struggle to try and make sense of a life in Kenya that is candidly, unbearably tolerable noting the concerns of economic inflation rather the ever increasing taxation making the young pe...

Is Kenyan Youth Poetry a Re-enactment of the Sisyphus Myth? What happens when you realize that life is meaningless?

My Two Cent's Worth... "The only version of Masculinity we should embrace in our contemporary African society,is that Masculinity simply lies in the Paradigm Shift of asserting dominance to feeling comfortable in vulnerability" Audilia Wakesho Mwamburi

Suffice to say, with this realisation, we will be in a position to state that Rekindling the Boychild Conversation is indeed the Dire need to ensure that our African societies are not quick to judge men but are consciously deliberate to keenly understand some of the constraints and possibilities confronting men who actually hope to construct life embracing and more affirming versions of masculinit...

The Contemporary African Male Literary Writing: Rekindling the Boy child conversation -Part 1(Context) African Literature is male-centered, male-oriented and chauvinistic art .End quote.

Contradictions if well understood and managed can spark off the fires of invention. Orthodoxy whether of the right or of the left is the graveyard of creativity.” — Chinua Achebe #let'stalkaboutthemen This quote is basically a summation of how naysayers may view the contemporary African Male writing. To set ground on how this series will entail,- I have opted to give a preamble in form of leading...

Pandemic poems (Kenya)

A reading of Miriam Marange- Musonye's poem, ' I Am Not an Eye Witness' (Elegy For Ken Walibora)

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The Concept of Women Liberation is still an illusion in Today’s Africa. Deception as a tool of defense (Candid Reality Check) - Financial Deception -Self Deception It is thus high time to reconsider, to retrace our footing and to recollect our individual selves in  deliberately defining what the concept of women Liberation really mean, and it is in so doing that we will actually experience the ult...

The reality of financial capacitation is something that will significantly liberate the African woman.

The Concept Women Liberation is still an illusion in today's Africa.

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AI has positively impacted our today's African Literature for the better the integration of creative ideas and the enthusiasm of work of art have greatly appreciated from the author's point of view all the way to the recipient the reader!.

To start us off, allow me to pose this challenge to us-2 questions only; One- ‘How well do we know our African Literature today? Two-  How well can we make ourselves enthusiastically aware about the world of African Literature today?  I want to believe that by the end of this episode, I would have sort of -challenged you enough, intrigued you enough , to be curious about African Literature, being...

Introduction: ' Ennobling Influence of African Literature ' As a preamble to this series, You may ask, what does ennobling influence mean? Well...The ennobling influence of African Literature simply means that Africa with all its literary entirety has proven beyond doubt that the generations of African writers to the present,- day new and upcoming ones have lived up to their narrative-based experi...