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Mandisa Mabuthoe

Shoko Festival Slam Poetry Express

Xapa, Zimbabwe at Shoko Poetry Slam Express
Synik, Zimbabwe at Shoko Poetry Slam Express
Mandisa Mabuthoe, Botswana at Shoko Poetry Slam Express
Mischael-Sarim, Germany at Shoko Poetry Slam Express
Blaq Pearl, Zimbabwe at Shoko Poetry Slam Express
Timothy Mwaura, Kenya at Shoko Poetry Slam Express
Flochyld, Zimbabwe at Shoko Poetry Slam Express
Aerosol, Zimbabwe at Shoko Poetry Slam Express
Lungile Lethola South Africa at Shoko Poetry Slam Express
Madzitateguru, Zimbabwe at Shoko Poetry Slam Express
KB, South Africa at Shoko Poetry Slam Express
Mwana Africa, Zimbabwe at Shoko Poetry Slam Express
Nyamalikiti, Malawi at Shoko Poetry Slam Express
DJ Marv Studd on the decks at Shoko Poetry Slam Express
Godobori  at Shoko Poetry Slam Express

The Slam Poetry Express held at the Mannenberg was a live poetry battle featuring leading poets from all over the world. Each poet had 3 minutes do deliver their poem. The audience, were the judges! The poets picked a number from the hat which would determine when they would deliver their poem. Five random judges were picked by the host non other than Godobori. They would each give the poet a mark out of 10. Then Godobori would take away the highest and the lowest then take the average of the last three marks and that was the score.

Indonesia at the Poetry Cafe

A poet from Indonesia at HIFA, Zimbabwe
Sylvia Geist from Germany
Sylvia Geist from Germany at HIFA, Zimbabwe
Dorothea Rosa Herliany from Indonesia at HIFA
Dorothea Rosa Herliany from Indonesia at HIFA
Prudence Katomeni Mbofana in the audience
Upmost at the Poetry Cafe
A poet from Indonesia at HIFA, Zimbabwe
An Indonesian poet at HIFA, Zimbabwe
Percy Zvomuya and Synik at HIFA
Dorothea Rosa Herliany and Sylvia Geist at HIFA 2013
Saut Situmorang recites a poem at HIFA, Zimbabwe
Prudence Katomeni Mbofana sings here heart out
Prudence Katomeni Mbofana at HIFA
Prudence Katomeni Mbofana on stage
Award winning author Pettina Gappah reads from her book at HIFA
Mandisa Mabuthoe from Botswana at HIFA

The Poetry Cafe was located at a new venue within the Global Quarter. It moved from the small but intimate Gazebo to a huge tent with a stage at the centre. Though it lost its cosy intimacy it allowed more people to experience the poetry cafe. Unfortunately we were only able to attend one session. There was a contingent from Indonesia which included Dorothea Rosa Herliany

Indonesia at the Poetry Cafe

A guest poet from Indonesia at HIFA, Zimbabwe
Sylvia Geist from Germany
Sylvia Geist from Germany at HIFA, Zimbabwe
Mandisa Mabuthoe from Botswana
Dorothea Rosa Herliany from Indonesia at HIFA
Dorothea Rosa Herliany from Indonesia at HIFA
Prudence Katomeni Mbofana sitting on the audience
Upmost of Dilectric Blue
A guest poet from Indonesia at HIFA, Zimbabwe
A guest poet from Indonesia at HIFA, Zimbabwe
Percy Zvomuya of the Mail and Guradian sitting next to Synik
Dorothea Rosa Herliany, Sylvia Geist, Saut Situmorang
Saut Situmorang from Indonesia at HIFA
Prudence Katomeni Mbofana sings here heart out
Prudence Katomeni Mbofana on stage
Prudence Katomeni Mbofana
Award winning author Pettinah Gappah

The poetry cafe was also structured differently offering a much bigger stage accommodating more people. It lacked the cosy and intimate setting of the HIVOS Poetry Cafe at the old Gazebo. We only managaed to cover one poetry session which featured ports from Indonesia which included Dorothea Rosa Herliany, Saut Situmorangand and Sylvia Geist from Germany. we were lucky enough to catch Prudence Katomeni Mbofana sing a few tracks. Winner of the the inaugral Shoko Poerty Slam from 2011, Mandisa Mabuthoe from Botswana was also there.

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