Brave Zimbabwean Poet Kayeruza pens bold verses on moral decadence in townships.

Tendai Kayeruza is a creatively spirited Zimbabwe rising Poet.  His verses   are direct, bold and well knitted from the opening line to the thread of every poem. His verses speak into the face of a society thus plunging into dungeons of decadence due choking whiffs of poverty, human sufferance and neglect. Bizarre incidents of ghetto lifestyles, illicit drug use, sex-vending and folly are projected clearly in many of his poems.  The poet is more of a chronicler, a keen observer of his people, their deeds and their lifestyles. He is not hesitant to spit his truth/poetry into the hard-unrepentant apparitions of corruption and furthermore his real poetry interrogates family unity, societal unity and human tolerance towards other humans.  Kayeruza is fast cultivating himself to artistic prominence. AFRICA WRITERS CARAVAN seeks to expose rising and established writing talent and Africa from the great land of Madzimbabwe up until to the ancient pyramids of Egypt. We owe Africa, literary consciousness and the promise to rise revolutionary voices that continue to speak truth about Africa, truth to African leadership and the truth to the African Question. Today we feature one young but great voice from the motherland Zimbabwe, Poet Tendai Kayeruza.

Acts of Afrikan griots – Awadifo, Khoti and Ndeke with their new Poetry Beverages….

Dear WORLD Poets, Writers, Supporters, Comrades, readers and all. Today myself as a descendant   of griots, my father was poet -storyteller -griot and as I later graduated into a griot and later into a literary arts project’s curator and a Chronicler. I present to you Acts of Afrikan griots, acts of the Poetry Tigress Nancy…

My name is Afrika-A special Poetry Journal-

AFRICAN WRITERS CARAVAN and MODERN AFRICAN POETRY present their debut special Afrikan JOURNAL of selected poets from across the African continent in this year 2020. The nine poets are prolific, fast rising and youthful voices. They have continually posted quality verses and are committed to positive change in their countries, continent and the entire world. The selection and editing have been coordinated by Veteran Kenyan Poet and MAP Founder Michael Mwangi Macharia. Poet Macharia was born and bred in Nakuru, Rift Valley of Kenya. He has contributed to many online journals and was recently featured in TIME OF THE POET REPUBLIC. Modern African Poetry and its membership enjoys collaborating with AFRICAN WRITERS CARAVAN and Zimbabwean Poet in Exile, Mbizo CHIRASHA. This special Afrikan journal seeks to recognize the voices of young African Voices as well introduce their bold writings to mainstream platforms for   awareness, development and exposure-ALUTA CONTINUA (Blurb by Michael Mwangi Macharia).

Naijaland griot Fubaraibi Anari Benstowe your poetry tastes like PalmWine.

 Nigeria is the land of abundance.  Apart from Kola nut and the legendary palm wine. Nigeria is gifted of riddles, proverbs, dialects, poetry, talents, people, song and dance. Nigeria is a world in one, Nigeria the land of plenty. The Iconic Chinua Achebe was born and bred in Naijaland. Internationally acclaimed African griot Soyinka was breast fed and raised in this land of plenty. If you throw a pebble into the main streets of Naijaland, you either hit poet, a lyricist, an artist, a filmmaker, a writer or at most a professor if not a griot. Today our poetic sling hit on the one hardworking, creatively modified, excellent fast rising poet, FUBARAIBI ANARI BENSTOWE-( Blurb by  Mbizo CHIRASHA)

Jambiya Kai Writes a soul -touching Hybrid Mix against Violence.

Powerful writer and essayist pen a rhythmic spirited    hybrid mix of mind boggling verse and a soul touching story of unwarranted butchery, demise, pain, loneliness and   a sudden -death caused grief in a world that is vastly wretched by bloody crimes, goriness, hate, carelessness, banditry, terrorism, greed and widespread disrespect of lives. I stand with this powerful message, this strong message must rattle the hate hardened marrow and bone of die-hard dictators, lords of war and terrorist groupings disguising to be architects of democracy and repentant peaceniks.  We stand right now amidst xenophobia perpetuated cemeteries, racism marked graves and a whole lot of savagery and barbarism. This strong literary message by a Poet, Lyricist, Peace maker and story teller in Jambiya Kai requires leadership from America to Africa to do a cross check on how they have plundered lives, the hope and promise of a great united world. Let’s repent. Thank you great story teller Jambiya KAI for penning this bold and vigorous hybrid mix.  We  are proud  this  powerful and well writ message . We pay tribute to talent , truth  and  a diversity  of ideas. ALUTA CONTINUA-( Blurb by Mbizo CHIRASHA).

Amanda Ranganawa is Our Zimbabwean Pen Princess.

AMANDA RANGANAWA is a highly spirited wordsmith and a rising poet in Zimbabwe. AMANDA carries with her the power of the voice and her talent- laced blood stream flow the wealth of artistry and her DNA is WORDS carved and glued into her bone and marrow during her sacred nine-month revolution in those holy terrains before her earth day. The higher power blessed the resilient bookaholic, mesmerizing workaholic and prolific wordsmith with the golden gift of resilience, goal getting and boldness. Her poetic vibe is not short of African pride, tragedies of life and confessional versifications. Her poetry renditions are mind blowing dramatic monologues, the reader is wowed as he or she imbibes the diligently concocted poetry beverage. The poet speaks to her inner self, speaks to crude and serene human within self. Her poem MY PAST IS OVER is somewhat confessional though thoroughly didactic, as she slings her pen with to teach, to counsel and to rebuke self and her contemporaries. A stream of consciousness. And again, the poem, MY PAST IS OVER is an intriguing historical reference in both presentation and meaning. It is a symbol of transfiguration, if not a ray of repentance. It is a biblical allusion. Remember the biblical story of Saul later Paul on his way to Damascus. CAPTIVATING. The Pen Princess winds up her page poetry performance by celebrating Joys of womanhood, life and African beauty. AFRICA WRITERS CARAVAN found her poesy fit to be profiled, featured and archived on their digital thicket for the benefit of Zimbabwean, African and global audience. Welcome African Pen Princess, AMANDA RANGANAWA to the CARAVAN of Versifiers, Wordsmith and Pens lingers- (Blurb by Mbizo CHIRASHA).

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. 

Ugandan Poet AWADIFO weaves a bold Verse for Africa.

Rising Ugandan Poet AWADIFO OLGA KILI weaves beautiful verse on Africa and Africaness. Her poetry cultivates a sense of belonging to Africanity famished minds crudely seduced by paradoxical rays of modernity, duped by the rainbow glow of cosmetic revolutions and raved by the new wave hot gossip media. The griot in her slings weaving needle to patch the broken hips of Africa, whose diamond is plundered by rotten to core corrupt political pundits and cartels stinking economic Tsars. Awadifo sings of the beautiful Africa of yesterday, Africa of today groaning in the grief of loss and the pain. And then Africa that can be restored, the poet is bold to point on the both tragedies and beauties of Africa of all our times. Kili is a pan Africanist, a and an optimist with a deep pit belly belief and fervent passion that African can be restored to its golden ages again, to be a war-less, peaceful, rich, beautiful and bold Africa. Awadifo is Currently a student of Law. An Award-winning Author A fast rising poet and Advocate of the girlchild. Awadifo is our Young Women representative and WOMAWORDS Associate in Uganda. Let the African Poetess Speak- (Blurb by Mbizo CHIRASHA)

Resilience is the Twin Sister of FAITH,Brave Voices@70

BRAVE VOICES POETRY JOURNAL@70 is the scripture of FREEDOM religion, with her twin’s doctrine of justice and resilience. It comprises two Testaments. (1) the old testament of precolonial Africa; from Genesis of civilization through Exodus to slavery. From kings; Mansa,Tshaka , Selassie…through Psalms; Senghor, Diops,Okara,Brutus. (2)the new Testament of post colonial Africa;with the birth of revolution and the Trinity of Uhuru, Ubuntu and Unhu.the Gospel of Africanism according to Sankara, the Gospel of resilience according to Mandela. It spreads the Gospel of peace,love and hope across Africa and the world. It preaches against tyranny and oppression of fellow humans as well as kick against corruption in high places and embezzlement of public funds. The year 2020 is a turbulent year of panic caused by the devil’s bad breath of Covid-19 pandemic. Humans and economies are being lockdown and knockdown. It is a stormy period which requires the anchor of FAITH to calm the turbulence. FAITH is the vaccine for immunity against the dreaded pandemic.This 70th edition of the BRAVE VOICES POETRY JOURNAL features scientists and doctors of letters with their tested and trusted vaccines of FAITH.With Nigeria in focus, Brave Voices deployed her scientists to take samples and experiment. Nigeria with her twin’s pandemic of Covid-19 and corruption needs more attention( Blurb by Guest Editor of BRAVE VOICES 70, Acclaimed Poet and Seasoned Educationist)

Poetic Maestro RaVen Duchess fuses Kalimba Vibe with sweet eardrum rousing Urban Pop.

RAVEN DUCHESS  fuses  Kalimba vibe with a deep African cultural  Karanga hymn  , sweet ear drum rousing    urban pop and , a blood warming Afro Jazz beat.   In her rhythmic filled  and harmonica  laced Wakauya  Wega Mudzimu Wababa ,  paying    a befitting  tribute to her ancestry and rebukes male on corrupting and forcibly dominate  everything  spiritually. She reminds her conscious famished  audience that the  gift  of  spirituality  is serene and pure , hence cannot  be savaged  by barbaric  and corrupt habits  . The Poet , African culturist  and Afro-Jazz pays homage to her original roots  and her renditions are laced with passion , emotion  and African beat. The use of  Karanga Shona lyrics brings  the vibrant  songstress and her audience  to find each inside this vibrant  musical trance.  Raven songs  are plaques of  our identity as the songstress cum culturalist  reconnect with her departed kindred elders through heart thumbing Kalimba, blood raving urban pop , soul caressing Afro- jazz and wind  throttling percussion.  And we dance to stitches of this revered ,harmonized traditional anthem. Duchess  reminds the African to  be content with their African cultural dignity  . Her moral lesson is genuine , that spiritual talents are feminine as much as their masculine  . The Poet  and Jazzist  in  Raven Duchess  seeks to reverse  tragedies  hatched by modernity as her Kalimba vibe arouse bones and spirits to rise and heal the land yoked by  the bondage of  savagery  .Her scintillating  cultural renditions  takes Zimbabweans  and other Africans back to the sacred centuries  of legendary Chaminuka , mighty Gumboreshumba,  powerful Munhumutapa and  Nehoreka, Iron spirited Nyanda ,Tovela, Murenga and the raining making Njelele , revolutionary Tangwena and Chingaira, the land of Madzimbabwe.Raven Duchess is a renowned Afro Jazz singer , well travelled Poet vocalist  and has  done collaborative projects with musicians and artist  in Zimbabwe , Kenya , East Europe and United States. AFRICA WRITERS CARAVAN is excited to feature  Iconic Artist , renowned Singer , mesmerizing Jazzist and rising  Poet Raven  RAVEN DUCHESS -( Blurb by Mbizo CHIRASHA).