Alpha Sanunu Bah Biography
Alpha Sanunu Bah is a Sierra Leonean writer and poet whose work explores identity, memory, and the emotional politics of everyday life. He began writing as a teenager, using poetry as a place to think, question, and make sense of the world around him. His poems often draw from personal experience and the wider social landscape of Sierra Leone, touching on themes of growth, longing, conflict, and hope.
Beyond poetry, Alpha is active in community service and youth development work, and he sees writing as part of that same commitment; to speak honestly, to inspire reflection, and to preserve stories that matter. His work includes "On These African Sands, " "Tell Me A Story, " "The Raven! " and several others published on PoemHunter.
I have been broken, or at least they tried,
they tried to break me, tried to break my past,
put cobwebs in our minds and yellow taints in our eyes,
so as we look out for our brothers we actually looked out for him,
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They say birthdays are special days,
so special in many ways,
So we lay hays of wishes and
make praise for riches in health—good health,
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Reminiscing the sight of fallen tribesmen
when the barrel of their
guns in those times of thorns
danced to the tune of confusion and scorn.
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Once upon a time in the Atlantic,
She held on to me tight,
The ship was bleeding,
Her cry faint and loud.
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Once upon a time in a faraway land,
In a house not much but grand,
There lived a girl named Cinderella,
That slept in a very old cellar.
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