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Celebrating the beauty and power of poetry, Poetry Africa in Zimbabwe 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 Zim programme is part of the Poetry Africa tour which also travels to Malawi, Joburg 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.

in Zimbabwe 2011

Politics and Culture in the Lyrics of Bob Marley - with Kwame Dawes 5:30 - 7 pm Free

BOOK CAF: 12 October

Poetry and Music Expression Session

Chris Abani

Didier Awadi

8 pm $5

BOOK CAF: 13 October

Freedom Of Expression Through Poetry: African Perspectives 5:30 - 7 pm Free
Jaap Blonk

Kwame Dawes

Poetry Africa Showcase

8 pm $5
Chris Abani (Nigeria) Poet, author Didier Awadi (Senegal) Rapper, hip-hop musician Jaap Blonk (The Netherlands) Poet, composer and musician Chiwoniso (Zimbabwe) Singer, songwriter Kwame Dawes (Ghana / Jamaica) Poet, actor, editor, critic and musician TJ Dema (Botswana) Poet, writer, columnist and voice-over artist Lebo Mashile (South Africa) Author, poet, actress, television producer and presenter Shailja Patel (Kenya) Poet, playwright, political economist and activist

TJ Dema

Lebo Mashile

Poets of Zimbabwe
Dikson Xapa

Shailja Patel

Contact details: Pamberi Trust: +263 914 435 272 or e-mail pamberit@gmail.com Chiwoniso 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 www.twitter.com/poetryafrica www.facebook.com/poetryafrica