4 February 201415 May 2018Linguere Writes

Reflections After Three Years of Blogging

Yesterday, Linguere turned three! Yes, it’s been three years since that cold February morning when I woke up and decided I would […]

3 February 201415 May 2018Linguere Writes

Homesickness

I wrote another poem for one of the topics in the Balafong Magazine Poetry Challenge. What better moment to write about homesickness than […]

27 January 201415 May 2018Linguere Writes

What Scares Me

Still on topics from the Challenge, I wrote this piece last night. Let’s see what you are scared of too. The comment […]

27 January 201415 May 2018Linguere Writes

Perfection

Balafong Magazine started a 30-Topic Poetry/Spoken Word Challenge on its Facebook Page sometime last week. Every two days, a new topic is released and […]

6 January 201415 May 2018Linguere Writes

Silence Eternal

Mine is the story Of a girl African Gambian Wolof Taught to be silent To never speak up Bottle up my pain […]

30 December 201315 May 2018Linguere Writes

For 2013, Gratitude

Two nights ago, I had a much-needed conversation with someone who’s become an invaluable constant in my life. It was probably the […]

12 December 201315 May 2018Linguere Writes

Beyond The 16 Days Of Activism To End Violence Against Women

From November 25th to December 10th, people from all over the world participated in the 16-day campaign to end Violence Against Women […]

1 October 201315 May 2018Linguere Writes

Listen To Your Heart

I’ve wanted to write. My heart was willing but my muse had decided to do the disappearing act on me. I’ve wanted to write […]

1 August 201315 May 2018Linguere Writes

Jollof Chronicles: In His Presence

You stand in shock. Your mind races faster than ever. The truth hits you! You’ve lost the ability to pray. You have […]

23 July 201315 May 2018Linguere Writes

Jollof Chronicles: Mysterious Phone Calls and Digital Serigns

I was at the St Peter’s Hall, a huge smile on my face, as I watched the Starfish girls audition for the […]