THE.POEFFICIENT.RANT

Writing ourselves into existence A Soweto Poetry Workshop Soweto is a standing monument for resistance; a sister to bloodshed and a cousin to protest, built not only on the broken backs of its inhabitants, but also the book spines of black literary giants whose names are preserved in its DNA. It is also an archive of Black literature itself. We come from a people who documented themselves in…

NGS WORKSHOPS: PROBING THE WRITER

For the past year WordNSound(S.A) in collaboration with the U.S, Belgium, Netherlands and the U.K have been working on a two year Spoken Word project: Next Generation Speaks. With the aim of empowering young voices from marginalized communities. Each organization is tasked with facilitating poetry workshops in their country. In July 2017a selection of the youngsters from each country will…

#DoGood because the next generation can speak for itself!

BECAUSE THE NEXT GENERATION CAN SPEAK FOR ITSELF Do Good Inksters On 28 April, our Do Good Inksters set a precedence for our workshop sessions by drafting their own memorandum. When I asked what they would like to achieve from our workshop sessions, hands went straight into the air: To tell our stories Express our emotions Healing Use poetry as a tool for resistance Inspire creativity Learn how…

WORD FROM THE POETRY LEAGUE TOP5| SEASON6| EP2

AND THE WINNER IS! … Thobani Mntambo No.1|Points 118 How was this show any different from any of the other shows you’ve competed in? This was the first show after the first workshop word n sound had for the top 5 and it was a case of applying and seeing how much I get right and what needs to be worked on. Both in writing and performance without losing authenticity in terms of why we do this art…

"ARREST ME" SAYS POET SIBUSISO MALIMELA - #BookNotBullets #FeesMustFall

Malimela is a Zulu poet raised by a single mother, in Umkhomazi, KZN. He lost his father to tribal wars at the the tender age of 4. He began writing in 2008 and performing in 2009. Malimela is a member of the internationally recognized music and poetry collective called Whispers Of Wisdom.His poems are motivated by black lives across the African continent. As a student, doing his BA in Philosophy…

In 2015 Word N Sound adopted the African School For Excellence: An NGO located on the outskirts of Tsakane’s ext-11,  with the aim of introducing a program to supplement the poetry curriculum in schools and developing the school library. This low-cost prefabricated school is focused on providing  high-quality education to underprivileged students in the townships. Their goal is to create world-class students, and ours is to utilise literature, particularly poetry as a tool to stimulate their thinking.

Mandi Vundla facilitating a poetry writing workshop at ASE

The African School for Excellence opened in Tsakane, on the East Rand, two years ago with the aim of equipping children from poor areas to compete on the world stage. –Times Live

Fly Through The School [Low-Res]

Initiating a project of any degree is often met with unforeseen  challenges but regardless of the inevitable shortcomings, the children inspired us to make it work. With no set budget, just passion, poetry and a class full of inquisitive pupils anxious to partake in writing and the exercise of the day.

Poems by ASE Students 2015- When kids do good with ink!

The Do Good Inc program is directed by Mandisa Poefficient Vundla and Facilitated by Mutle Mothibe.

If you would like to get your school involved email: [email protected]

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