This archive report was first published on 13 December 2019.
Published on December 13, 2019, this article marks the launch of a new poetry forum in Kenya.
Every Friday, the forum will feature a variety of poems tackling different issues that affect us and our society in one way or another.
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As we celebrate the beauty of the Swahili language, we also acknowledge its challenges and the need for its preservation.
Source: UGC
Below is a statement from the poetry forum's organizers:
"Katika ukumbi huu, tutachapisha mashairi ya aina mbalimbali kila Ijumaa yanayogusia masuala tofauti ibuka yanayotuhusu, na kutuathiri kwa njia moja au nyingine. Karibuni wapenzi wote wa ushairi na lugha hii ashirafu."
For more information or to share your own poetry, please contact us at [email protected] or via WhatsApp at 0732482690.