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Njeri Wangari

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About Njeri Wangari

8 posts · joined 2008-10-29

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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March 12th, 2009

Kenya: The Big Language Dilemma For Kenyan Poet Bloggers

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.

January 8th, 2009

Kenya: Introducing poet and artist bloggers

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