Township Productions will tonight present a poetry show at the Unam Space Theatre starting 18h00 - 20h00. A group of poets will present their work as part of the UNAM August Public Lecture Series. It is jointly organized by the Department of Sociology at UNAM, the Friedrich Ebert Foundation, and the Namibia Institute for Democracy.
A group of 8 poets will present their work and his will be followed by an open mic. During which poets in the audience will be asked to present their work as well. All of the poetry reading and recitals will be followed by discussions with the audience.
I am excited and looking forward to the evening.
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Monday, August 22, 2011
Fugitive
I just don’t know
What to do anymore
I tried negotiating
My way out of writing
But ended up stalked,
Frustrated at times
Forced to write down
A poem, no this poem
I don’t want to write it
Not now, not tomorrow
By: Keamogetsi joseph MOLAPONG
This Law
The law...
Has got flaws
Grown claws
Made clause
To shut doors
The law...
Has got uniforms
Guns and muscles
To silence your heart
And chill your mind
The law
Has got attitude
Manners of hate
Powers of vulture
To paralyse your freedom
The laws...
Has got bi-laws
Sharpened Claws
Amended clause
To be what it wants
The law...
Has got courts
That will court
Your poverty
Into cold prisons
The law...
Has got vengeance
Rigid legislations
To sentence you
To the end of life
The law...
Has got interest
To protect and keep
Friends to buy and serve
Agendas to push and impose
The law...
Has got laws
To rule over and maintain
Keep under a watchful law
And disregard humanity.
By Keamogetsi j. MOLAPONG
Monday, August 15, 2011
Protect me from the protectors... – a live poetry performance
On the 24th August 2011, Township Production will be hosting a poetry performance at the UNAM Space Theatre. The performance will form part of the 6th August Public Lecture Series at the University of Namibia.
The Lecture Series is meant to give the UNAM Department of Sociology, the opportunity to reach out to the public beyond the limits of academia. This interest in a public dialogue on socially relevant and critical issues is shared with partners such as the Friedrich Ebert Foundation (FES) and the Namibia Institute for Democracy (NID). For the past five years, the cooperation proved to be a successful format to turn the public's attention to some of the challenges that the Namibian society faces.
The Lecture Series is meant to give the UNAM Department of Sociology, the opportunity to reach out to the public beyond the limits of academia. This interest in a public dialogue on socially relevant and critical issues is shared with partners such as the Friedrich Ebert Foundation (FES) and the Namibia Institute for Democracy (NID). For the past five years, the cooperation proved to be a successful format to turn the public's attention to some of the challenges that the Namibian society faces.
Under the theme "Protect me from the protectors..." Poetry will also be a format used to draw attention to some social issues as seen from the eyes, writings, and recitals of Keamogetsi joseph MOLAPONG and other poets. The Poetry Performance is also staged on UNAM Campus, at the University’s Space Theatre. The performances will start 18h00 - 20h00.and is free of charge.
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