Last night i had the privilede of attending the 16th Poetry Afrika held in Durban, Howard College and it left me speechless, to say the least
international acts from all corners of the globe graced the stage and blessed our ears and souls with their words. it was beautiful. of course tumi (from the V) was there [i wanted to throw myself on stage] to mesmerize me, effortlessly.
however, my admiration for tumi cannot possibly match my new found talent. her name is d'bi young, from jamaica. what a soul. what a talent! storytelling poetry...she does it in song [and a bit of dance] but wow, it was beautiful.
there was also a guy, from ghana and his name is Nii Ayikwei Parkes. what a gent! beautiful words
sidenote: it really sucks that i'm going to such a weird country where they don't even speak english. it will take me a while to be able to enjoy poetry sessions, in spanish.
-Lees
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