Spoken word inspires in Zimbabwe
HIFA entered day three yesterday and the fun still goes on and on. The HIVOS Poetry Café keeps getting bigger by the day as the number of audiences increases. I’m sharing a puesic performance (when poetry and music come together) by Kenyan Ngwatilo Mawiyoo yesterday at The HIVOS Poetry Café titled ‘Lesson on Heritage’.
Vision of land aaaka
Vision of Mulata Ivia kula Nzaui akaa
Vision of ugali and sukuma wiki sesesesese
Goat meat goat meat goat meat!Persistent sunlight over the savannah aa
dry desolate dust dancing over distance a
woman’s woman sighing she swallowing
“coulda-done” – she’s moving on
I want Goat meat Goat meat Goat meat!!And in Nairobi the sidewalks ache
there’s too many people walking crushing cement
maybe roots beneath mmm not enough sweepers,
dust rises coating stone buildings brown Aii
So much struggle, toil, soul moaning Asi!!
Want Goat meat Goat meat Goat Meat!!!Our foot stamps, prints rock beyond Nzaui,
in South Africa New York Tennessee
England Germany California Texas Ghana India
Tanzania Toronto Bangladesh Trinidad, Canada, Panama,
- everywhere we go, meet you, where you go after
seeking GOAT meat GOAT Meat GOAT MEAT -So you too can endure
little rain and lengthy travels
and smile dance
believe.
To see Ngwatilo Mawiyoo and other local and regional poets perform and feel the vibe of the spoken take part in the HIVOS Spoken Word programme. Be part of HIFA through engagement in poetry and music. Ngwatilo Mawiyoo’s first publication, ‘Blue mothertounge’ is on sale.