Nairobi’s longest running performance poetry platform, Kwani? Open Mic commemorates its 8th year with a switch to new venue, Phoenix Players. A beloved fixture on Nairobi’s arts and culture circuit, this spot…
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New Beginnings for Kenyan Poet in 2015
From a Poet to a Female Entrepreneur, pursuing the preservation of African Heritage Over the weekend, I was at the Jukumu Letu campaign launch which took place at the Drive Inn Primary…
Bookpoint shuts down its Nairobi Book Store, Pursues Malawi & Zambia markets
The new Grey Matter Book Store owned by Bookpoint in Malawi News of the closure of Bookpoint, one of the oldest book stores in Nairobi came as a complete shock to many…
Easy Taxi, Story Moja & Kwani Trust start ‘Where books go to live’ campaign
A sample of the mobile library holder If your daily commute in Nairobi entails bracing yourself for more than an hour of traffic jam everyday and your data bundles cannot sustain you…
Golden Baobab Prizes announce 2014 Shortlisted Writers for African Children’s Literature
Golden Baobab shortlisted Writers for Children’s Literature The Golden Baobab Prizes have announced their shortlisted writers for 2014. Established to inspire the writing and publishing of African stories that captivate the minds…
Imagine the world with me at the StoryMoja Festival 17th – 21st Sept
The Story Moja Festival is back despite being cut short last year following the Westgate attacks that took the life of Ghanaian Poet Kofi Awoonor. The list of writers and artist this…
Poem: When Death Calls
When death calls with a whisper so sweet wooing our hearts to a place where rest is the only desire we long for Do we smile as we embrace it? When death…
A performance Poetry Master class at the Story Moja Festival
Whether performed by Tu-pac through Rap, Mutabaruka through Dub or Wally Serote, Poetry has been spoken into life. The performance of Spoken Word has changed how we tell our stories. This is…
#Tomorrowisme A Poetry, Music and Art Extravaganza
On July 26th 2014, come be part of an enthralling music, poetry, and art extravaganza at the Hilton Nairobi’s Amboseli ballroom. The event dubbed “TOMORROW IS ME” is brought to you courtesy…
A memo to Baba Njoroge
(Image courtesy) Baba Njoroge hii sitarudia kama una jiika ungesema jana Kamwana akisema imenona, hakusema ishinjwo hii kihiko(doa) yetu, yeye na baba yake hawakuja hawakunitoa Mathioya na kuashia muthee mari mbusi na…