Imogen Arate with Gideon Mugay by Poets and Muses

This week, Gideon (https://www.facebook.com/bengehya.gedeon) and I (https://twitter.com/imogenarate) discuss our respective poems, "Just because i am a refugee" and "Call Me Cassandra," and poetry as a means to cope with trauma.

Take a listen to also find out about #poetryevents taking place in the valley during the week of #September23rd.

Photo of Gideon Mugay provided by Gideon Mugay

Open Mics in Kampala:
1. http://ancestraltontoma.blogspot.com
2. https://ugandanartstrust.org
3. http://www.openmicuganda.org/
4. https://www.instagram.com/kwivuga/

Information about refugees:
1. http://reporting.unhcr.org/node/5129?y=2019#year
2. http://reporting.unhcr.org/population
3. https://www.un.org/africarenewal/magazine/december-2018-march-2019/uganda-stands-out-refugees-hospitality
4. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZVNjbyLOOj4

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