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The Unapologetic Poet- @afroetryc.bsky.social · 8d

The drumming stops...
Guitarist lures me to a dreamy
utopia with a series of arpeggios
and broken chords.
Takes me on a euphoric ride
without protection.
He moans a bluesy melody
Strums the strings of my
vintage heart in vibrato
Heavenly eloquence caressed
on a fret board

#poetry #poet #blues

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The Unapologetic Poet- @afroetryc.bsky.social · 28d

Is Uganda free? 🇺🇬
Did Uganda leave the bedroom of the British protectorate?

We chant freedom while injustices buzz around the city like bees.

Well, Happy Independence Day to Uganda!

The Unapologetic Poet-

#poem #independenceday #uganda #freedom #poet #63years

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The Unapologetic Poet- @afroetryc.bsky.social · Sep 16

Most definitely. I'll keep in touch.

monicaheisey @monicaheisey.bsky.social · Jul 21

Alright,I will love to know more about your book can you kindly follow me back so we can stay in touch.

The Unapologetic Poet- @afroetryc.bsky.social · Sep 16

Passports are the new shackles in Human trafficking.
The unsettling #dubaiportapotty BBC investigative documentary that follows the death of Ugandan girl called Monica in Dubai reminded me of this poem.

The Unapologetic Poet-

#humanity
#humantraffickingawareness
#slavery
#poetry
#humanity

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The Unapologetic Poet- @afroetryc.bsky.social · Jul 21

This one isn't yet available on Amazon but I'll share the link as soon as it is.

monicaheisey @monicaheisey.bsky.social · Jul 18

Is your book available on Amazon?

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The Unapologetic Poet- @afroetryc.bsky.social · Jul 18

Body politics

The Unapologetic Poet-

#body #poetry #poet #woman #feminist #activism #poem #picturepoem

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The Unapologetic Poet- @afroetryc.bsky.social · Jun 30

For the untold stories and bold poems that often don't make it to print, I've created a fund where you can support publishing these poems. Through this link, you can donate as little as $5 dollars for a coffee. ☕ #donate #poetry #books #publish

coff.ee/afroetrypoetry

Author Carolyne Afroetry is I write and publish poetry in Uganda and online. Please support me

I am an Ugandan Poet, writer and support female issues. I would love to be able to publish a book of my poems. Please support me 🙏

coff.ee

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The Unapologetic Poet- @afroetryc.bsky.social · Jun 22

What a time to
be in love.
An age where Darwin's
theory of natural
selection makes sense.
When countries are
Bombing each other
Where maps are redrawn
and restrictions are
Stressed
When kisses taste
blood in the mouth.
And love is a
pandemic
A gunshot wound

#poetry #love #peace #worldneedslove

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The Unapologetic Poet- @afroetryc.bsky.social · May 25

From the fortress of muxima in
Angola to Robben island in
South Africa.
From Mountain Kilimanjaro
In Tanzania to the Bujagali
Falls in Uganda.
Mine is a story of the night.
An enchanting delight.

The Unapologetic Poet-
#Africa #AfricaDay #poetrycommunity #spokenword #poet

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The Unapologetic Poet- @afroetryc.bsky.social · Mar 21

Poetry is a great catharsis
for healing because of its
aesthetic properties and
evocative language.

Poetry creates
an emotional response with
the flow of words
meticulously knit together
as units of expression.

Let's heal the world with poems.
#WorldPoetryday
#humanity
#healing #poetry

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The Unapologetic Poet- @afroetryc.bsky.social · Mar 21

I am the famed litany of
infamous blame.
Criticism is smudged on the
bottom of cocktail glasses.

I am a poet’s penance.
The blues and the spirituals.
Old words in new skin
clothed in nonentity.

The Unapologetic Poet-

#poetry
#WorldPoetryDay #poetryday #spokenword

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The Unapologetic Poet- @afroetryc.bsky.social · Mar 21

Poetry is a distilled language.
Intricately woven piece
of artistry glowing at the seams.
Laced with the
blood of wordsmiths.
Aesthetically beautiful.
Bursting with emotions
like fireworks.

The Unapologetic Poet-

#WorldPoetryDay
#poetry
#poetryday

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The Unapologetic Poet- @afroetryc.bsky.social · Jan 14

This! 🌷

#poetry #poetrycommunity

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yours.truly.the.poet @yourstrulythepoet.bsky.social · Jan 12

‘accepting myself’
#poetry #writingcommunity #selflove #booksky #quote #fountainpens #writingandbooks

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The Unapologetic Poet- @afroetryc.bsky.social · Jan 14

This

GibbyWantsJustice @gibbywantsjustice.bsky.social · Jan 12

This is the way we start a new day!
Share something that gives you joy.

Poetry

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Brie ✿ @riebrie.fears.men · Jan 13

She was poetry but he couldn’t read unfortunately.

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The Unapologetic Poet- @afroetryc.bsky.social · Dec 24

May joy become
A resident in your
Home
May love paint a
Smile on your face
May the spirit of the
Season bring you closer
To your family.

And as you trim the
Tree, I hope that
You'll be merry.

Merry Christmas! 🎄

The Unapologetic Poet-

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Forgotten Poets @forgottenpoets.bsky.social · Dec 10

"I don't think I'm allowed to kill something because I am frightened."
—Nikki Giovanni 💔

#poem #poems #poetry

I killed a spider
Not a murderous brown recluse
Nor even a black widow
And if the truth were told this
Was only a small spider
Sort of papery spider
Who should have run
When I picked up the book
But she didn't
And she scared me
And I smashed her

I don't think
I'm allowed

To kill something

Because I am

Frightened.

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Denise Oliver-Velez @deniseoliver-velez.bsky.social · Dec 10

The Queen of spoken word poetry has joined the ancestors. RIP Nikki Giovanni.
www.dailykos.com/stories/2024...

The Queen of spoken word poetry has joined the ancestors. RIP Nikki Giovanni.

We have turned yet another page in Black history, women’s history, all our histories and herstories with the loss yesterday of poet, activist, educator, Nikki Giovanni, who has joined the ancestors at...

www.dailykos.com

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The Unapologetic Poet- @afroetryc.bsky.social · Dec 11

I am.

Faith Kramer aka blogappetit @faithkramer.bsky.social · Dec 11

Anyone else having a meta headache with Facebook, instagram and threads?

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Belinda @beli-nda.bsky.social · Dec 8

It takes one
To kick my mind,
Grate my skin
Pierce my lungs,
And I sink in quicksand.
Take this tissue skin,
Beat it.
Harden it.
Add a layer of audacity.
Drink sharp nails.
Direct them through your glare.
That one will shrivel.
This one is an Argo in clashing seas.
#Survival

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The Unapologetic Poet- @afroetryc.bsky.social · Dec 10

To the incarcerated
Roaming the thin
walls of overcrowded
Prisons.
Rotating through
Courts of injustice.
Freedom is
postponed like a
meeting.
Your plea for candor
and veracity is denied.
Relationships are
delayed.
Children, orphaned.

#HumanRightsDay2024 #HumanRights #Humanity
#freedom

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The Unapologetic Poet- @afroetryc.bsky.social · Dec 10

⭐ Day 16 of #16DaysOfActivism against Gender Based Violence #poem

I wear marks
Of abuse like a
Warrior
Trudge through
Pavements like I
Got plantar fasciitis.
Walk from mirror to
Mirror like a ghoul
With diffidence
Glistening on my skin
A survivor of violence

#NoExcuse

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The Unapologetic Poet- @afroetryc.bsky.social · Dec 9

⭐ Day 15 of #16DaysOfActivism against Gender Based Violence #poem

I am the type of
Woman that wears
Cicatrices on my
Wrists like bracelets
And scrapes on my
Knees like socks.
I garb trauma like a
Medal of honor
Conceal the pockmarks
On my face with
Thick makeup

#NoExcuse

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The Unapologetic Poet- @afroetryc.bsky.social · Dec 8

⭐ Day 14 of #16DaysOfActivism against Gender Based Violence #poem

I lose abit of my
Religion watching her
Bleed for him
How she worships an
Abusive monument of
A man
The script writer of her depression.
Sometimes I shed off
My poetic coat just to
Curse him.

#NoExcuse

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