The year so far has been filled with engaging and positively energised interactions with poets of all age, with spoken word performances and reading poetry in all its shapes and forms.

We began with sharing spaces with Poetry in session, revived by Roshan Karmali, its founder, a spoken word artist, performer, poet and writer herself. Other poets from Kampala performed their hearts out in stories and passionate anecdotes.

There were poetry readings in informal settings. The talent is mind-blowing across the continent. In Nairobi, there are a number of corporate spaces that are willing to share part of their evenings with the musicality of poetry.

When we continue to lend our voices across the globe, as poets and creators, something positive happens in the atmosphere.

2024: Poetry and People