MTG: Over ally I enjoyed the
experience. . You can imagine from the
Chiwoniso Maraire main stage at
Water Whirld, all the way to the King
Pinn Main stage in Glen Norah (Peace
in the hood). Shoko Festival is a bridge.
On artist development, the workshops
were really informative. However, a
personal highlight was the poetry slam.
I was asked to be Slam Master and I
took it up without any prior
experience. I had never performed in
"numbers" before so you can imagine
my confusion. It was a difficult
transition but I got the hang of it in the
end. I learnt a lot and I'd be interested
in a chance to have another go at it
with a different energy.
GM.: Where do you want to take
poetry?
MTG: I hadn’t thought about it that
way but I would like to do things that
are relevant. I would like to earn a
living as well. People differ; everybody
has their role and their place in this
world . Like there are people to
entertain other people and there are
people to inform and those to heal
people and I could go on. But I would
like to be that one person who reveals
things to people about things that they
do not see and help them see. What I
would like to do with my poetry is to
expand as an artist as well as the way
that I deliver the poetry I would like to
bring something unique to the people.
that they can enjoy but also enlighten
them by giving solutions to their
problems. I enjoy entertaining people
but also in forming them.
GM.: Last word…
MTG: There is more value in the
build-up to a five minute performance
so people should value that.
POEM by Madzitatiguru
If I’m louder than possible
Then it’s because of the microphone
But the microphone does not
amplify
To the amplitude on its own
You’re going to need an amplifier,
A mixer and at least one loud
speaker
I’m the speaker and I’m loud
So you won’t need your magnetic
speaker
You need me
You see,
I remember ndichiri mupfana
kuchicrosswa makumbo
MuPeugeot 504, ndichigara
pamakumbo
Zvichinzi uyu haabhadhare, ihalf
ticket
Ndichinzi number 7 webhora
because of maRickets
Ane mateya mwana uyu apa
airehwa ndini
Mavende achinzi magedhi ebhora
kuchiru nemabhini
Emadrum akachekwa aiita ngura
kukanaya
Matoys achinzi anogara mumba
panze tichitamba nemota
Kana zvidhinha zvekusunda zvichinzi
bhazi
Mabhazi ekupinda ghetto ari ma
AVM
Kombi ichiri kunzi mini bus
Yakazotanga kudaidzwa kunzi kombi
after VW 2.5 ndokubva yanyorwa
kuti commuter Omni bus
Yakuplacer ma e.t ayo akudzoka futi
nhasi muna Leopold Takawira
Yakapinda two dollar coin ichinzi
pangolin
Tiri vapfanha tichinyeperana kuti I
goridhe
Paholiday ya August neya December
I remember tichiskera matemba…
….takaungana nemacousin hobho
Pachi releaswa mafresh, vana ‘’priz,
priz mahobho’’
Wangu usamuzembera ndapota
Chirimupoto chimbambaira chiri
mupoto
Dhikondo ndera mai vaDhikondo
Muvharanda majose mune
tutable netuchair netusikana
tunotamba
Tuchiti ndochi…..
…ndomazuva ainetsa fashani
yakudzoka futi nhasi yema
scotch-scotch
Nemadungaree
Namadhikauzi, masize hombe
ema earring
Batista na John Cena vasati
vapinda mupicture
Kuna Lex Luger, Yokozuna na
Kamala
Hulk Hogan, Jim Dugan,
Navaya tsano vanonzi
Undertaker
Tsano vaya vagara
Machips aya anonzi maJohn Cena
haasiriwo akatanga kutora zita
kubva kuwrestling, zvakatanga
nema Doink
Magen’a aizvipenda kumeso
ogan’gira vanhu
Hapana chinhu chitsva pasi
pezuva
Kusati kwana DJ Chilli naDJ
Naida
Kwaiva na John Phiri naEric
Knight the night rider
Coke on the beat na Tich Mataz
tichiiona pablack and white
Zvichitoshamisira kuti mune
colour TV
Macolour TV tese tanawo
zvakushamisira nhasi ndezve kuti
mune plasma TV in 3D
VCR yakatombonetsa sekunetsa
kwakaita DVD
Macassette eparadio tichirewinda
nemapen
Kukazouya macd
Cd rinoscratcheka seku
scratcheka kunoita mavinyl
record
History repeats itself saka stadha
marecords enhorondo
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