Amulike-Shangwe Isaac Chengula, Tanzania's National Honour, August 2026
Amulike-Shangwe Isaac Chengula wrote the highest-scoring poem from Tanzania in the Writory International Poetry Contest, August 2026: Perfectly Imperfect, scored 60 out of 100 by the blind judging panel across five published criteria. The poem was read in English.
Perfectly Imperfect
I have spent days trying to compare Roses and tulips, I'd strike a debate saying Roses are better than tulips. What I didn't know was that people give Opinions based on perspective, Preference And whatever Whether it's roses or tulips, Both are flowers Growing on the same earth , So why rank them Despite the diversity of views? Because beauty tends to be subjective, Focusing on one definition of it makes us miss out on the rest. Roses have thorns, Tulips have petals that fall See, they all have flaws, So what are they without their flaws?
Every country's leading poet each month is named on the August 2026 National Honours. The contest is open to poets in Tanzania and everywhere else: enter the current round, and every poem receives a score out of 100 and a certificate.