Poetic Voices at the World Social Forum

Poetic Voices at the World Social Forum
Centre for Creative Arts
University of KwaZulu-Natal
Memorial Tower Building
Howard College Campus
King George V Avenue
Durban, 4041 South Africa
Phone: +27 (0) 031-260 2506
Fax: +27 031 260 3074
Email: cca@ukzn.ac.za

Poets from south and east Africa participate in a remarkable cultural initiative—the World Social Forum. The W.S.F, was hosted in Kenya in 2007—it’s first time in Africa—which saw more than 80,000 people from global civil society descend on Nairobi to actively engage with the social struggles facing the world today. The poets form part of Moving People: Africa Asia Interface on Migration, Exile, and Diaspora, an inter-organisational collaborative five-day long event that encompasses art exhibitions, poetry performances, panel discussions, film screenings, and music performances and collaborations. The poetic performances are hosted by Poetry Africa, which last year celebrated its 10th year, which is organised by the Centre for Creative Arts, based at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, Durban, South Africa. The poets included Dennis Brutus (South Africa), Chiwoniso (Zimbabwe), Chenjerai Hove (Zimbabwe), Susan Kiguli (Uganda), Lebogang Mashile (South Africa), Pitika Ntuli (South Africa), Shailja Patel (Kenya), Ari Sitas (South Africa), and Bantu Mwuara (Kenya).

http://www.cca.ukzn.ac.za/PoetryAfrica2006.htm