Lantern Meet Foundation

05/05/2026

Poetry is work. And at Lantern Meet, we recognize it.

After the voices went silent at our last Poetry Circle, 4 pieces rose above the rest. These were chosen as outstanding for their craft, courage, and resonance.

Huge shoutouts to the poets behind them:

Marvin J Segona
Raymond Mujuni
Bint

This is what Lantern Meet is about: giving space for words to be heard, chosen, and shared. To every poet who showed up: keep writing. The next circle could carry your name.

📍 Join us for the next Poetry Circle: 31st May 2026 at The Book Cellar, Tavola Restaurant Nakasero

16/04/2026

POETS - THE LANTERN MEET CIRCLE IS BACK!

If you’ve been around the Uganda poetry scene, you’ll remember the Lantern Meet Poetry Circles, our Sunday safe space to share, grow, and sharpen each other through honest, positive critique of our poetry.

That space is back.

We’re excited to announce that the *Lantern Meet Poetry Circles are BACK, with a new home:*
📍 The Book Cellar at Travolla Restaurant

🗓 26th April 2026 (next Sunday)

If you write poetry or love listening to poetry,come share, listen, and grow.

We can’t wait to see you.

09/04/2026

Introducing the distinguished board of the Lantern Meet Foundation:

Dr. Irene Esther Mutuzo (Current Board Chair).
Dr. Irene Esther Mutuzo is a poet and seasoned Spoken Word performer from Uganda who was accorded the Best Storytelling Category (Spoken Word) Award at the Africa Podcast and Voice Awards 2024 and Best Spoken Word Act Award under the Vine Entertainment Awards 2020. Passionate about growing the art and entertainment industry in Africa, she serves as the Board Chair of the Lantern Meet Foundation, a social enterprise striving to enrich reading, writing, and performance culture through an initiative known as the Ibua Initiative. Irene has created content for various brands and projects, some of which include: the International Trade Center, Kira EV, Water Aid, Reach a Hand Uganda, the Rotary Club of Kampala City, Kawempe Homecare under the Palliative Care Association of Uganda, the Young Achievers' Awards Uganda, Wizarts media, Watoto Church Uganda, 104.1 Power FM-Uganda, ACIA Awards under the Uganda Communications Commission, the Lantern Meet Foundation, the Family Life Network, to mention but a few. She has graced major stages, including the World Trade Organisation and International Trade Centre High Level Event on Women, Uganda National Prayer Breakfast organised by the President's office in Uganda, Sofar Sounds Uganda, Watoto Church, the Kampala Capital City Authority Festival, the Young Achievers Awards, the ACIA awards, Phat Fest, and more.

Mr. Mujuni Raymond

Mr. Leonard Businge
Leonard walks the line between law and lyric, between the rigor of advocacy and the freedom of verse. For over 12 years, he has practiced law at the highest levels in Uganda, serving as an advocate of the High Court and a member of both the Uganda Law Society and the East Africa Law Society. Yet for 16 years and counting, his heart has also belonged to the Lantern Meet, where poetry and spoken word have been his sanctuary and stage. A devout Christian, Leonard’s poetry is steeped in faith, justice, and the human spirit. His words carry the cadence of conviction, echoing both the courtroom’s solemnity and the intimacy of whispered prayer. Beyond law and poetry, he is a lover of sport, with Arsenal as his chosen team, a reminder that passion and loyalty are as vital in play as in art and profession. Leonard’s journey is one of balance—between intellect and imagination, discipline and creativity, advocacy and artistry. His verse is not only written but lived, a testament to the power of words to shape both society and soul.

Ms. Destiny Gladys Chaiga aka MidKnight Owl
Ms. Destiny Gladys Chaiga is a communications specialist; poet and spoken word artist; social and creative entrepreneur leading the team at Hatma Creative Initiative; Board member at Lantern Meet Foundation; Former Advisory Board Member for Artist Change Makers Program under the Global Fund for Women. She is a podcaster at Poetic Insights where poetry and social issues fuse into one voice.

Mr. Remigius (Remmy) Bagenda
Mr. Remigius (Remmy) Bagenda is a Ugandan citizen, a writerly poet, and a member of the Lantern Meet of Poets. For his living comfort, Remmy practices Law in Uganda and currently serves as a board member of Lantern Meet Foundation!

The foundation is dedicated to fostering African poetry, storytelling, and the development of emerging writers. We are proud to present our leadership team committed to advancing literary arts and community impact.

Ibua Journal

16/01/2023

We are back! After a much needed break, we are back in the office. To start off our year, we are calling for submissions to Bold Continental Call 2023. The theme for this year is Climate Change. We want your short stories and poems on the effects of climate change in Africa.

Submit your story or poem to https://journal.ibuapublishing.com/continental-calls/

22/08/2022

Ever wondered Why Sunflowers Follow The Sun? Join us this Saturday, the 27th of August, as we find out. Buy a ticket or sponsor a child for a day of fun, games, book reading, face painting and so much more...

Call 0781879137 to buy a ticket.

15/04/2022

Call for submissions!

Ibua Publishing announces the Bold 2022 Continental Call under the theme: Food. For more details on the theme and submission guidelines, please check out the link in the bio



https://ibuajournal.com/continental-calls/

Bold Continental Call 2022 CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS Theme: FOOD Ibua Publishing invites writers to send submissions for the Bold 2022 Continental Call under the theme Food. Our various cultures boast of rich food traditions. But beyond its sustenance, food is a complex element of life on this continent....

25/10/2021

MANY TIMES people have asked us who we are. We prefer to tell them why we are:

There is a fire that lights when an African writes a story. It's effects reverberate with endless possibilities; Franchises, Careers, Livelihoods, Box-office successes.🔥

But this fire is a flickering flame. Threatened by many circumstances of the times. A lot goes into protecting this aspiring inferno, discovering, training and much more.

All that, you can leave to us. Ibua publishing will play the role of keeping the fire of the African story burning and alive.🔥

Our efforts notwithstanding, we ask that YOU, be a part of it. Help us give value back to the writers and the team that runs this initiative. How?

Subscribe to ibuajournal.com and unlock an assortment of African stories from cultures and writers all over the continent.🔥

You can subscribe here: https://ibuajournal.com/product/annual-subscription/

22/09/2021

Packlight: Memoirs of Growing Up In Africa was released in September 2020. In this article, Racheal Kizza reviewed the issue and showed why you'll need to read it yourself.

You can read the Packlight Collection (together with two other issues) for just $15 or 52000UGX.

Pack Light is a collection of fiction, non-fiction, and poetry by writers across continental Africa. The collection was launched on 3rd September 2020 by Ibua Publishing. I love collections/antholo…

17/08/2021

The Golden Stars of Sebei.
Peruth Chemutai
Joshua Cheptegei
Jacob Kiplimo

Ibua Journal joins Uganda in honouring your outstanding achievement . We celebrate your unfailing commitment to seeing your dream through.

15/08/2021

The future will look like vaccine passports and antivaxers and the so many politics surrounding Covid-19 are sure to not stop. How do we, as a developing nation, deal with this?