POETRY
Esther Uwibambe at Kigali Vibrates With Poetry
Poetry is a literary genre that defies precise definition. Many poets and
scholars let their muse determine what poetry is, but for the rest of us, we
could use this definition commonly found on the Internet: ‘Poetry is an
imaginative awareness of experience expressed through meaning, sound, and
rhythmic language choices so as to evoke an emotional response. Poetry has
been known to employ meter and rhyme, but this is by no means necessary.
Poetry is an ancient form that has gone through numerous and drastic
reinvention over time.
Olivier Tuyisenge is a Rwandan poet, and recently told The New Times, He
says poetry should be given a stronger platform because it has the potential to
make a positive impact in society. He also says that this can be possible
if society attitude changes and people start taking poetry seriously, like any
other art that needs development.
‘Poets themselves need to make the industry shine, they have to believe in
themselves and make more audios and videos’ he says.