Nakasero · Sunday 1 November 2026
Young poets and elders share one veranda and three languages as the sun goes down over Nakasero.
Hosted by Aber Okello, Writer & salon host
On the wide veranda of an old Nakasero house, three young poets are paired with three elders. Each pair trades a story in Luganda, Acholi or English, and the room translates for each other.
The evening closes with an open circle where anyone may offer a proverb from home.
The Curator’s Endorsement
“A rare room where a nineteen-year-old poet and a seventy-year-old storyteller get the same attention.”
The Tokutana Curatorial Board
Every host answers these before a gathering is published, and is held to them afterwards.
Our grandparents' stories are disappearing faster than our languages. This exists so the young and the old hear each other in the tongue the story was born in.
On the ride home, you should feel Quietly Introspective.
How the host measures success
Guests leave with a proverb they did not know, and at least one elder asks to come back.
Four dimensions, set by the host and checked by our curators.
Your host
Writer & salon host
Exemplary (Pillar of Community)Aber curates evenings of spoken word in Luganda, Acholi and English, pairing young poets with elders who carry the old stories.
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When
Sunday 1 November 2026
5:00 pm to 8:00 pm
Where
A private veranda on Nakasero Hill
Nakasero Hill (address shared with confirmed guests)
10 minutes walk uphill from the Nakasero market
Guests
30 at most
Admission
By request
Before you come
This is a listening evening. Applause is a soft snap of the fingers. Bring a proverb from your family if you have one.
Reservations open soon.
