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Beatrice Lamwaka Quotes

Beatrice Lamwake (born and raised in Alokolum, Gulu) is a Ugandan writer. She was shortlisted for the 2011 Caine Prize for her story "Butterfly Dreams".

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Critics should read a little bit more. Creative arts – like any work – involve a lot of brain work and they should appreciate whatever someone comes up with.

At night, I thought about this man and his wife
whatever they would be doing
I winced every time I thought he also called her, latona
I turned here and there with no sleep
I looked for traces of him in my bed
Only emptiness welcomed me.

I waited for my intelligence to return
My mother did not teach me to be second
I am a good person
What is happening to me?

Attribution

Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Beatrice Lamwaka (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.