Meet Botswana’s Rising Voices Lesang Rachel Ntunyane and Bruce Kago Ntshwabi .

Africa Writers Caravan is dipped in promoting young African literary genius , positive change ,preservation of Africaness through poetry, the culture of reading and dialogue among African civilizations. Today, we feature the crème -dela creme of up and coming Botswana poets. These are literary gems of poetry, passionately polished by our recent Brave Voices Poetry Journal, famous spoken word poet, multi-awarding Gorata Mighty Ntswabi. Lesang Rachel Ntunyane exposes sufferance, pain and the disheartening negative effects of COVID 19 .It left a myriad of rotting scars in human lives and her poetry is revealing the same way the mirror does . She chronicles with passion and unbridled positive intent the strain, hopelessness and malaise that have since befallen African countries in particular Botswana and her neighboring countries. Bruce Kago Ntshwabi comes out guns blazing with poetic spikes boldly pointing onto the cancerous and tumultuous beast of corruption as perpetuated by those in higher offices and as its evil tail coils back into poverty stricken communities pushed onto the peripheral edges of the earth and human dignity is lost. The razor cutting whips of penury and poverty inflict deep cuts of pain and despair to humanity. This is a duet of young, powerful voices and more and more gem polishing is required. Africa Writers Caravan is prized by exhibiting such amazing talent from the great land of Botswana. Thank you great Performance poet, Writer and Arts Activist Gorata Mighty Ntswabi for horning and nurturing this amazing talent Aluta Continua! (Blurb by Mbizo CHIRASHA).

THE AFTERMATH (Brave Voices Poetry Journal 71).

The Brave Voices August Edition is such an amazing platform for young but resilient poetic griots , solemnly holding on to their faith and remain composed to face the AFTERMATHS with due diligence despite the hellholes of the COVID 19 pandemic. writings boldly articulates inspirational messages of hope and courage to adapt to the new normal .In this installment , ten poems were selected; the bigger number of poems is from the hosting country Botswana and the other six from Nigeria, South Africa, Zimbabwe, Kenya and Uganda As the editor for this month I would love to thank all contributing poets who responded to this great call and give salutations to those who made it to the top 10 and encourage that we hold on together in these difficult times of the COVID19 menace as we face the realities and complexities of the new normal . As a poet I take it that poetry is a powerful medium to express our feelings with for attaining freedoms and that it is a formula to connect the mind, spirit, soul and other humanity realms. TOGETHER WE RISE-( Gorata Ntshwabi Brave Voices August Edition Guest Editor and Brave Voices Botswana Associate)

INTRODUCING August Editions Guest Editors,

The WOMAWORDS   and BRAVE VOICES June Edition are marked with success, diversity and the exclusivity.  The Guest Editors that included G Jamie Dedes, the WOMAWORDS Poet Laureate and Francis Otole, the Brave Voices Associate in Nigeria did a sterling job, the June submissions turnover was superb and the selections were excellent. Salutations to the pen-slingers, wordsmith and great poets who took their time to submit to these great editions in June 2020. Your contributions are marked in the book of poetic life. We thank you profoundly. We take   opportunity to introduce new in coming GUEST EDITORS of both BRAVE VOICES AND WOMAWORDS Journals. 

Botswana Poet Gorata Speaks in Sacred Tongues of AFRICA-NITY

    Botswana Poet GORATA is an African griot patriot poet. Her deep pit belly passion for Africa is glued in her DNA, I suppose by the sacred Gods of letters and Verse. Her poetry speaks AFRICANITY with immeasurable pride, the pride of an African Princess with her fervent dance to the shelling of Kalimba…