It was a long time coming.
Ugandan poet Beverley Nambozo has released a scorching second poetry
anthology titled Dress Me in Disobedience.
The poems are deeply personal and tackles issues like romantic love, travel, sexual and emotional abuse and church hypocrisy.
The anthology, published by her company Babishai Niwe Poetry Foundation in 2022, is based on the poet’s experiences in three decade as a Christian, and is proof of her boldness and courage in taking on matters mostly discussed behind closed doors.
Nambozo, who has a Master’s of Fine Art in Creative Writing from Lancaster University in the UK, says in the Poet’s Note that the writing the collection was both a nightmare and a fulfilling pleasure.
She says the collection took her two years to compile and that she was grateful for the past few years because, from 2020, she was able to reassess her past 30 years and reclaim her rightful place.
The poem "Dress Me in Disobedience", which lends the collection its title, states in part;
Dress me in disobedience
allow the fabric of ides
draw its curtain over my eyes
so that I can no longer see you.
The 55-page collection has 41 poems divided into three parts.
Afro Poetry Times
