Poetry slam finally makes its way to Tanzania

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Driving force behind the event is Loyce Gayo, the daughter of the cartoonist James Gayo.

It doesn’t come as a surprise then, that several participants of the event belong to the poetry scene of Dar es Salaam who meet regularly at Soma book café. On stage, they talk about the big issues of life: love, death, relationships, family, sexism and friendships. A female participant named her poem “From the womb” and recites: “Please papa, even if you hate mama now, stay cause I am on my way.” Another woman raises doubts about the pretentious self-representation on social media, another one expresses her frustrations about the role model female celebrities sends out. And of course, carpe diem: “When death approaches, you will regret the things you haven’t done instead of the things you have done,” a competitor cites. “Leave a legacy, don’t live nameless,” another one says.

Poetry slam finally makes its way to Tanzania

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