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  This interview is By Nyasili Atetwe —   Who is Scholastica Moraa? Do you have a pen name? I am a mother. A poet with three titles. A short story writer. A lover of all things, [...]

Nitunge vipi watuwe, ninaomba niambiwe Neno gani niteuwe, ndo wafu wafufuliwe Wao pia watambuwe, huba lijulikaniwe Wazazi wangu wajuwe, penzi langu wanogewe. Ni huba ni kisirani? Mwajiuliza [...]

Karima msi mfano, Unijaliye hapano Naandika shairino, Kwa kalamu yenye wino Linumbia msifano, Shangazi Bi Majivuno Wema ni mji wa kheri, Na utu uso na mwisho Zamani mwezi wa tano, Linambia lako [...]

Six rays woke us Seven a bite smiled on our tongues Eight, we dropped towels And nine, we mend ties. Ten, we buckled our belts And clicked our cards Eleven, we held tight on straws Earphones [...]

What gift surpasses the treasure of a mother? Over the years, my mother has remained a constant, treating me with the same tenderness she did when I was a child. Her daily calls to ensure I’ve [...]

“Ni msichana, aah, wewe bado hujazaa,” the plump 30-something-year-old lady glances down at the baby in my arms. Her name, she says, is Ruth. We’ve just come back from the hospital because the [...]

The single-parent label clings to my childhood like a faded sticker on a half-peeling wall. It’s a term that attempts to define, to categorize, but fails utterly to capture the kaleidoscopic [...]

Dear Sonshine, I love you. You have made the last thirteen years of motherhood awesome and blessed. I thank God each time I think of you. Your father is honorable, diligent, smart and [...]

For a decade I’ve loved you with the ardour of a dying star And everytime I went out to look for a poem it was your name I whispered in unsight Before sleep takes me where dreams are kinder I’ve [...]

I watch as Maria sleeps, snoring gently. I look at her then, kiss her cheek gently. She stirs. I would have gone for the lips, but she sleeps with her mouth slightly open as if in half-surprise; [...]