Poems written in Swahili

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  1. NEW!

    Blood Sunday

    Jumapili ya Damu

    by Kithaka wa Mberia

  2. Evening Tea

    Chai ya Jioni

    by Euphrase Kezilahabi

  3. Floods

    Mafuriko

    by Euphrase Kezilahabi

  4. I Am I

    Mimi Ni Mimi

    by Alamin Mazrui

  5. I Crossed

    Nilivuka

    by Alamin Mazrui

  6. In Prison

    Kifungoni

    by Alamin Mazrui

  7. The Banana Plant

    Mgomba

    by Euphrase Kezilahabi

  8. The Voice?

    Sauti?

    by Alamin Mazrui

  9. The Winds of Time

    Upepo wa Wakati

    by Euphrase Kezilahabi

  10. The Word Cutter

    Mkata wa maneno

    by Alamin Mazrui

  11. Touch Me

    Niguse

    by Alamin Mazrui

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