I-UKZN Izokwenza I-25th Poetry Africa Festival

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I-Centre for Creative Arts (i-CCA) yaseKolishi lezesiNtu, ngokubambisana ne-National Institute for Humanities, i-French Institute of South Africa ne-Total, izokwenza i-25^th Poetry Africa International Festival kusukela mhla we-11 kuya mhla we-16 kuMfumfu wezi-2021.

Indikimba yefestiveli yanonyaka ithi Unmute: Power to the Poet.

Imbongi, umbhali wemidlalo yeshashalazi nomdidiyeli waseNingizimu Afrika uNks Siphokazi Jonas ngenye yezimbongi ezizobe zikhona kulefestiveli bese kuthi enye imbongi uDkt utella Nyanzi ongungoti we-anthropoloji yezempilo ogxile kwezempilo ezithinta ezokubeletha, amalungelo ezocansi nobulili babantu e-Uganda naseGambia, ethule inkulumo enohlonze ngosuku lokuqala lwefestiveli ngoMsombuluko mhla wezi-11 kuMfumfu ngele-11 ekuseni.

UMqondisi we-CCA uDkt Ismail Mahomed uthe: ‘Njengoba amafestiveli ethulwa yi-Centre for Creative Arts eqhubeka nokuba wumvikeli wedemokhrasi, ubulungiswa noguquko emphakathini, siyaziqhenya ngo-Stella Nyanzi noSiphokazi Jonas abazoba seqhulwini lohlelo lwefestiveli yanonyaka.’

UNksz Siphindile Hlongwa, umhleli we-Poetry Africa Festival, wengeze ngokuthi: ‘U-Stella Nyanzi noSiphokazi Jonas bamele abantu besifazane abanamandla osekuneminyaka eli-15 bekhona kulefestiveli. Banesibindi, abesabi ukuthi izwi labo lilethe ithemba. Izinkondlo zabo ziyakhuthaza zigqugquzele ngomzabalazo wokulwela ubulungiswa emphakathini.’

Ngenxa ye-COVID-19, okuningi okusohlelweni kuzokwethulwa ngobuchwepheshe besimanje, kube khona okubili okuzokwenzeka bukhoma eThekwini kanti umhlaba wonke uzokwazi ukubamba iqhaza ohlelweni lwezinsuku eziyisithupha oluzokwethulwa izigaba izinsuku eziyisihlanu, kuhaywe izinkondlo, kuhlanganwe ezinkundleni zokuxhumana ngobuchwepheshe, imincintiswano, ukwethulwa kwezincwadi, amasemina nezithangami zokucobelelana ngolwazi.

Ifestiveli iyaziqhenya ngokuba khona kwezimbongi zasemazweni ase-Afrika okukhulunywa isiFrentshi kuwona okungo-Roi Bokon waseTogo, u-Aziz Siten’k waseMali, uKissy Abeng noW Charly waseCameroon no-Ben Larbi waseMorocco.

I-Poetry Archive, inhlangano engenzi nzuzo yase-UK, ibhekene nokukhiqiza nokulondoloza izinkondlo eziqoshiwe ezihaywa yizimbongi, ibambisene ne- Poetry Africa ukukhuluma ngobumqoka bokulondoloza umlando nokwazi ngolibo lwezinkondlo.

Obunye ubudlelwano bokubambisana ezingeni lomhlaba jikelele ngeline-Quay Words e-UK, esekwa yi-The British Council, i-Lviv International Book Forum yase- Ukraine, Indlu yeNxusa lase-Ukraine eNingizimu Afrika ne-Brussels Poetry Fest.

I-Poetry Africa Festival ivuma ukubaluleka komsebenzi wosomabhizinisi kulomkhakha kanti izoshicilela i-Let’s Publish NOW ngokuhlanganyela ne-imphepo press.

‘Yigxathu elimqoka kwifestiveli kanjalo nasezimbongini ebezibakhona eshashalazini le-Poetry Africa eminyakeni engama-24 edlule. Siyaziqhenya ngokuba yinkundla evulekile yezimbongi ukuthi zihlangane, zibuze, zikhuthaze. Sibonga ukwesekwa esikuthole kubalingani ezindaweni eziningi eminyakeni edlule abasaqhubeka ukweseka izwi lezimbongi zethu,’ kusho uHlongwa.

I-Imbiza Journal for African Writing izoshicilela incwajana yekhethelo nge-Poetry Africa. Eminye imikhankaso kuzoba yiqophamlando nge-Slam Poetry neqoqo elizokwethulwa ngosizo lwe-National Institute for Humanities & Social Sciences.

I-Poetry Africa ungayibamba mahhala ku-Facebook no-YouTube.

Amagama: ngu-Melissa Mungroo

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