Mumbi Poetry

Mumbi Poetry Kenyan, writer, poet, curator. Currently reading poems in Copenhagen. IG: mumbipoetry

01/02/2026

as someone who didn’t grow up watching football, here’s a little breakdown, minus the gate keeping ❤️. More importantlyyyyy, how did you chose which team to support? help a girl out because it’s a loottt

31/01/2026

a small reminder that decolonization/decoloniality isn’t a single road, you can always engage from wherever it finds you. some gems I picked up from Mahmood Mamdani’s recent launch of Slow Poison in Nairobi 💕

21/01/2026

one thing about meee, I’m a real life certified yapper when it comes to topics close to my heart 🥹. this past weekend in Nairobi at ‘Slow is a verb’ giving a little introduction to decoloniality and the various lenses we can use to study and practice decoloniality.

18/01/2026

not a good woman, never asked for a good man. reading poetry after what feels like forever, reaching back into my zamani to make sense of my sasa 🫶🏿

mombasa!! kesho (wednesday 14 Jan) tafadhali come join us in Old Town at for an intimate evening of poetry, conversatio...
13/01/2026

mombasa!! kesho (wednesday 14 Jan) tafadhali come join us in Old Town at for an intimate evening of poetry, conversation, & everyday archives rooted in Swahili culture & the coast 🌊. We also welcome Mombasa based artists (poets, musicians, etc interested in performing). I’ll be reading some poems & having a conversation with of & to hear more about the work they do both digitally & on the ground, tukutane hapo wapenzi wangu!

11/01/2026

African time isn’t chaos, it’s relational. It moves between urgency & ease depending on what (or who) we’re relating with. Airports need precision while friendships allow ease, so maybe realizing that we practice relational time everyday is one way to decolonize our relationship with time 🌍🤍

04/01/2026

not just the beginning of a year, but a beginning of a season // si mwanzo wa mwaka tu, ni mwanzo wa msimu pia 🌱. Learning to mark the passage of time in my life not just by the calendar, but by the events that help me to locate myself in time, so I would loooove to know what season has started or ended for you this 2026, or what season are you still in the middle of? 🤍

29/12/2025

Nairobi! 🤍🇰🇪 January 17th please come see me in conversation with my good sis at Cheche Bookshop () we’ll be talking about African time, temporality, African textiles, slow fashion, & the art/politics of repair. advance tickets available at mookh.com/event/slow-is-a-verb (write it down in your notebook or find the link in bio) x we won’t have any tickets at the door, & also a big thank yuhhh to everyone who eagerly waited & secured their spot already 🤍 we promise you a good educational relaxed time x

In a world obsessed with the new, let’s take it back to the meaningful. Slow is a Verb is a gathering I’m co-hosting in ...
22/12/2025

In a world obsessed with the new, let’s take it back to the meaningful. Slow is a Verb is a gathering I’m co-hosting in Nairobi this January 17th with my good sis of bringing together poetry, clothes swapping, and a conversation on African time, quality, and the cyclical life of things. Tickets live now on .africa (link in bio), & see you at ! Come slowly & ready to linger. 🤍🤍🤍

17/12/2025

what if is accidentally theorizing the promise of meaning at the end of a linear timeline from inside its success? philosophy also doesn’t only live in books, it can also emerge from lived contradiction, popular culture, & the places we’re trained to dismiss. shout out to for the insights that helped me articulate this!

Nairobi 🤍save the date! ‘Slow is a Verb’ is a gathering I’m hosting with my good sis (of ), rooted in poetry, cloth, & ...
17/12/2025

Nairobi 🤍save the date! ‘Slow is a Verb’ is a gathering I’m hosting with my good sis (of ), rooted in poetry, cloth, & care. In a world that keeps us moving faster, discard quicker, & forgetting what we already have, this is an invitation to pause & rethink temporality through cloth & fashion. January 17, 2026. More details (venue, tickets, activities) coming your way soon! Come slowly, come curious. 🤍

12/12/2025

this year I read, questioned, defended, reclaimed , grew, & so much more. a year measured not by months but by moments of clarity & disruption. so here’s my 2025 epistemic wrapped, thank you for being here 🤍🌍

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