

"Welp! Is that an IMPOSTOR?"
As I chatted endlessly on an online call with my mom, Wanja, and sister, Becca, an email popped up on my mobile phone. My heart skipped a...
Maria Gakenye
May 18, 20254 min read
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CREATIVITY: the persistence of resistance
A spiking wave of creative energy has been boiling up within me these past few weeks. Granted, a lot has occurred in the past couple of...
Maria Gakenye
Jul 6, 20243 min read
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Reflecting on Traditional Knowledge
This is a reflection on traditional knowledge in the context of African experiences and systems.
Maria Gakenye
May 1, 20249 min read
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Music, Poetry and Storytelling.
The last post I wrote was a poem, themed as a parabolic protest. Do you consider music to be a part of poetry? Or vice versa even? I...
Maria Gakenye
Sep 3, 20233 min read
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Institutional Intuition?
A poem-themed protest. A parable expressing the shade of impressions left on Jazz music students at the College of music , UCT.
Maria Gakenye
Aug 25, 20232 min read
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Beginning
Karibuni sana wadau! Namkelekile! Wherever you are, I welcome you to this space. I'd like to briefly introduce this forum as a place of...
Maria Gakenye
Mar 9, 20231 min read
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