Henry Barlow Poetry

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Building the Nation

‘Building the Nation’ is one of the best-known poems of the Ugandan poet Henry Barlow. This humorous piece comments on how nation-builders contribute to their country.

Today I did my share

In building the nation.

I drove the permanent secretary

To an important urgent function

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