Poetry & Spoken Word
Another bus disaster – a poem for the departed & the mourning
Harare-Mutare Highway Bus Disaster - A poem for the departed and the mourning.
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Chigama anthology examines the things we lost in Zimbabwe’s economic & political fire
After decades of performing on spoken word stages and writing thousands of lines of poetry, Batsirai Chigama launches her debut anthology, ‘Gather the Children’ in Harare tomorrow.
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20 young artists from Harare, London answer the question, ‘What is a strong woman?’
Tonight in Harare, 20 artists from Harare and London will present poetry and images at the opening of the first These Images are Stories (TIAS) exhibition with their own answers for the question, “What is a strong woman?”
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Call for applications – photographers & poets
Zimbo Jam, in partnership with Impact Hub Harare, Impact Hub Islington (UK), All Change and the British Council in Zimbabwe are calling for local female photographers and poets to apply to take part in an artistic exchange which will take place over 5 months and see the artists co-creating work with artists from the UK.
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Poet Linda Gabriel is back!
After missing in action for slightly over a year due to some touring in Europe, poet, Linda Gabriel is set to stage her first performance in the country at Dzimbanhete Arts interactions on March 11, 2017.
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Baba Tencen bemoans cyclone Dineo aftermath
Comedian, Baba Tencen, has composed a poem lamenting the devastating effects of the hazardous Cyclone Dineo that has ravaged the nation for the past few days.
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Performance poets bemoan lack of support
Performance poets have blamed the lack of support for their art as the reason it has been overshadowed by other art forms such as film and music.
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Off Season with SoProfound
Born Arnold Chirimika, SoProfound has worked tirelessly to build a name that is now respected in he in the industry. Today SoProfound is a radio personality, poet, songwriter and MC. Its been a while since has has been on stage though, Zimbo Jam caught up with him to find out why.
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A poem for fallen fathers
Poet Batsirai Chigama wrote this for Fathers' Day 2016. She writes of a father she loved and admired, but who, somewhere along the line, fell from grace...