A Haven For Poets
The Kenyan Poets Lounge started almost two years ago and its active nature and speedy growth has attracted many poets both from within and without the country. Late last year, the members thought of creating something tangible out of their strong on-line relationship and that marked the birth of an anthology titled: THE POWER OF WORDS.
The book project incorporates poets from a wide range of poetry groups which include; Full-house, Poets Spot (All Saints Cathedral), Poetry Night (St. Andrews), the Kenyan Poets Lounge (University of Nairobi), the A.M.K.A. women’s forum… among others.
This all aims at uniting Kenyan poets and campaigning towards re-embrace the reading culture and appreciation of poetry as well as using it as a tool to transform society.
The main aim of the Poetry hub is to use the power of words to make a difference and empower the country in a positive way. They believe that poetry can speak for the voiceless, walk for the crippled and do much more than receiving moments of applaud in a restaurant.
In case you are interested or know of a poet who would want to be part of this initiative, you can send three of your poems as soon as you can, preferably on the topics of; FREEDOM, LIFE ISSUES, SOCIAL (IN)JUSTICE and LEADERSHIP, to:
