Once in a while I catch myself wondering whether I would have found the courage to write if I had not started to write when I was too young to know what was good for me.

For us Africans, literature must serve a purpose: to expose, embarrass, and fight corruption and authoritarianism. It is understandable why the African artist is utilitarian.

I always wanted to write poetry, even when I was very young.

Politicians are easy to attack, but frankly, we are all guilty of not meeting the needs of Africa's young people properly.

No matter what anybody says, we can't have it all. Not if you are a woman. Not yet.

People are worms, and even the God who created them is immensely bored with their antics.

Its a sad moment, really, when parents first become a bit frightened of their children.