poetry africa: malawi

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in Malawi 2011Celebrating the beauty and power of poetry, Poetry Africa in Malawi is a satellite programme of the Poetry Africa festival hosted by the Centre for Creative Arts (University of KwaZulu-Natal) in Durban, South Africa. A core

focus of the festival is the development of dialogue and exchange between countries and cultures, Africa in particular. The Malawi programme is part of the

Poetry Africa tour which also travels to Joburg, Zimbabwe and Cape Town, before culminating at the main festival in Durban between 17-22 October.See www.cca.ukzn.ac.za for poet biographies and festival details.

Contact details:Blantyre Arts Festival: +265 888 894 271 or e-mail the info@blantyreartsfestival.org

Centre for Creative Arts: +27 31 260 2506 or e-mail cca@ukzn.ac.za (Time of the Writer, Durban International Film Festival, JOMBA! Contemporary Dance Experience and Poetry Africa)

See www.cca.ukzn.ac.za for info on all festivals

Didier Awadi (Senegal) Rapper, hip-hop musicianChiwoniso (Zimbabwe) Singer, songwriter

Kwame Dawes (Ghana / Jamaica) Poet, actor, editor, critic and musicianTJ Dema (Botswana) Poet, writer, columnist and voice-over artist

Lebo Mashile (South Africa) Author, poet, actress, television producer and presenterShailja Patel (Kenya) Poet, playwright, political economist and activist

8 OctoberPoetry Africa ShowcaseCollege of Medicine Sports Complex Hall

8 October – 18:00 K500

9 OctoberFree events at The Old Mutual AuditoriumThe Lyrics, Art, Political and Cultural Importance of Bob Marley and Reggae – with Kwame Dawes

12:00 – 13:00

An Arterial Conversation With Poets13:00 – 14:00

Kwame Dawes

Lebo Mashile

Chiwoniso

Shailja Patel

Didier Awadi

TJ Dema

Qabaniso ‘Q’ MalaweziBabangoni Kubvala Chisale

Benedicto Wokomaatani Malunga

Poets of Malawi

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