Relevance, Inclusion, Unlearning : Thoughts in my Writivism 2017 Diary 21st August 201721st August 2017Joel Ntwatwa 3 You go to Writivism and you expect to see somewhat the same faces you see in the Literary fraternity. And expectations always turn into reality. […]
10 “Classics” To Read This Year 10th January 2017Joel Ntwatwa 2 By the end of last year, I happened to be caught up in a discussion about Uganda’s best fiction works. One name kept coming up, […]
Beverley Nambozo on Romancing the Muse, and the upcoming Babishai Niwe Poetry Festival 13th August 201526th November 2015Joel Ntwatwa 8 This afternoon, I got a chance to have a brief but very insightful chat with Beverley Nambozo Nsengiyunva about writing. Beverley, if you do not […]
Just Read: Men of the South, Zukiswa Wanner 20th July 201526th November 2015Joel Ntwatwa 0 Men of the South by Zukiswa Wanner My rating: 3 of 5 stars Men of the South is my first contemporary African read and what […]
Just Read: God's Bits of Wood by Ousmane Sembène 25th February 201524th November 2015Joel Ntwatwa 3 God’s Bits of Wood by Ousmane Sembène My rating: 4 of 5 stars Before you read the book, God’s Bits of Wood seems a strange […]
Just Read: The BeautyFul Ones Are Not Yet Born by Ayi Kwei Armah 29th January 201524th November 2015Joel Ntwatwa 3 The Beautyful Ones Are Not Yet Born by Ayi Kwei Armah My rating: 3 of 5 stars The moment you put down this book, you […]
Just Read : A Grain of Wheat by Ngugi Wa Thiong'o 3rd January 201524th November 2015Joel Ntwatwa 0 A Grain of Wheat by Ngũgĩ wa Thiong’o My rating: 3 of 5 stars After finishing the book, I kept wondering, how was Ngugi able […]
One thing 9th December 2014Joel Ntwatwa 0 Something a thousand words miserably fail to explain Verbs and nouns falling like leaves on the ground In an attempt to speak the life of this […]