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Njeri Wangari

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I am a Kenyan performing poet & blogger. My interest lies in the Arts, literature and the whole web 2.0 revolution.

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11 June 2009

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African photographers, writers and artists find their voice in blogs

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As more Africans come to realize the power of blogging as a tool for expression on a global scale, the number of bloggers has increased and so has the themes in focus. In that number of growing blogs, a lot of African artists have also joined in with a huge increase noted in poetry blogs as well as emerging photography and visual arts blogs. We review some of them.

28 April 2009

The News of Bantu Mwaura's death shocks Kenyan bloggers

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The news of Bantu Mwaura’s death have caught many with absolute shock. Bantu Mwaura, an award winning Kenyan performing artist, director, playwright, storyteller, poet and university lecturer is dead.

12 March 2009

Kenya: The Big Language Dilemma For Kenyan Poet Bloggers

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Kenyan poets, unlike artists, find it easier to write and perform in English as opposed to any other language. This would be closely attributed to what language enables them express themselves better, and most definitely their command of that language. After a few interactions with a cross section of poets and by visiting their blogs, I realized that virtually none write in their mother tongue as much and very few have written in Kiswahili or Sheng.

8 January 2009

Kenya: Introducing poet and artist bloggers

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Njeri Wangari introduces a few young poets and artists in Kenya who have started blogs to expand the reach of their works.

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