MABALA THE FARMERBy Richard Mabala About the Author Richard Mabala is originally from the United Kingdom and gave up his passport to become an official Tanzanian. He has been an educator, professor at a university, a poet, and a recognized writer of Secondary school English readers (Mabala the Farmer, Haza the Bus Driver, and others). Richard Mabala TITLE: Mabala the Farmer AUTHOR: Richard S. Mabala SETTING: Tanzania YEAR OF PUBLICATION: 1998/ No Year of publication PUBLISHER: Longman Group UK Ltd./ Ben and company limited. THE PLOT OF THE BOOK Mabala the farmer is one among the famous short stories ever…
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KALULU THE HARE A Short Story for Form One and Two Full Analysis Click Here to get a full view of the analysis (book) seen below:
HAWA THE BUS DRIVERBy Richard Mabala About the Book In Hawa, the bus-driver, the author (Richard Mabala) presents an animated childlike story with serious adult themes. Hawa is a forward-thinking Tanzanian woman who lives in a rural slum but works as a bus-driver..the unthinkable in a male chauvanistic society. Her hard work, sheer physical strength and stern moral responsibility slowly turn male snobbery into devotion and respect as Hawa single-handedly battles drunkards and thieves on the night shift. Richard Mabala TITTLE: Hawa The Bus Driver AUTHOR: Richard S. Mabala SETTING: Dar Es Salaam – Tanzania YEAR OF PUBLICATION: 1988 – 2003.…
LIVE AND LET DIE Kundi Faraja One says that My children are dwarfs That no one seems taller Than the other. That they never take a bath That they are soiled. That they eat lice From their clothes Let them eat, brothers, Until the system changes, Until exploitation ends; Let them eat brother, Because we are on the way To build Ujamaa But, at present, The system has not changed. Let them eat, brother, Because the rich nations Are not yet ready To die a little So that the poor nation may live: Let them eat, brother, Because the rich…
WHEN I SAY I LOVE YOU Jwani Mwaikusa Don’t take my word, little bird, For I’m just like a child That speaks to imitate, Repeating after its mate “I love you, I love you” These words are not mine. I utter them crooked Like the very world That taught me to talk “I love you, I love you” Concealing with fake flowers The jagged rocks beneath, Standing hard and ready To stab your unsuspecting bottom, As it falls on the seemingly soft soil Slightly scratched by hasty ploughs. Don’t listen to me, honey bee, As I sing climbing your tree, …
I TOO SING AMERICA By Langston Hughes “I, Too Sing America” is a poem written by Langston Hughes that demonstrates a yearning for equality through perseverance while disproving the idea that patriotism is limited by race. It was first published in March 1925 in a special issue of the magazine Survey Graphic, titled Harlem: Mecca of the New Negro. It was later reprinted in Hughes’ first volume of poetry, The Weary Blues in 1926. Langston Hughes I TOO SING AMERICA By Langston Hughes I, Too Sing America I am the darker brother They send me to eat in the kitchen…
THE AWFUL DENTIST By Jwani Mwaikusa About the Author Jwani Mwaikusa, in 1986 as an assistant lecturer in the then Faculty of Law. He was promoted to Associate Professor of Law in 1999. He was the chairman of the Centre for Media Studies, Research and Networking. Prof Mwaikusa, who was also a poet, had published numerous articles and book chapters on a wide range of subjects. Jwani Mwaikusa THE AWFUL DENTIST Jwani Mwaikusa He read medicine Specializing in the tooth, And graduated with honours With new thesis To cure the aching malady. “Our teeth shall be alright!” People chanted, welcoming…
DEVELOPMENT By Kundi Faraja A man of the people Enters his office to sit on the throne of Party and State, His stick of power Across the table. He looks into the files To see the demands Of the millions of people Who for years since Uhuru Have just managed to survive They ring out one message Man of the people You have always been telling us What we need… Health centres, More schools, Clean water, Better transport facilities, Better living conditions. Do you plead incapable To bring about development? I declare running Better than walking For a young and…
DEATH BE NOT PROUD By John Donne About the author John Donne (22 January 1572 – 31 March 1631) was an English poet, scholar, soldier and secretary born into a Catholic family, a remnant of the Catholic Revival, who reluctantly became a cleric in the Church of England. He is considered the pre-eminent representative of the metaphysical poets. His poetical works are noted for their metaphorical and sensual style and include sonnets, love poems, religious poems, Latin translations, epigrams, elegies, songs, and satires. He is also known for his sermons. John Donne DEATH BE NOT PROUD John Donne (England) Death…
I REMEMBER Naomi Mnthali (Malawi) I remember, Countrymen, The days of ‘Dawn Over the Land’. Of hopes and expectations When I truly understood Slavery was a thing of the past – We, the people of the land, Had been freed. I was there when slowly Darkness set in. The gradual destruction Was there in front of me, But I did not see it. I continued, Countrymen, to live in the past. And when I finally looked It was too late, and even I Had become a scavenger. INTRODUCTION This is a poem by a Malawian poetess Naomi Mnthali that tells…
