Zimbabwean Poet Cosmas Mairosi to Perform in Cape Town



Cosmas Mairosi is one of the performers in the Speak the Mind Poetry event at Artscape Theatre - Cape Town, Western Cape. Date: Thu 10 Jun 2010 8:00 pm (less than 3 hours from now).

Speak the Mind Poetry (Cape Town)- Is a hip, classy and cultured annual beat poetry/spoken word showcase. The Cape Town edition of the event sees its 3rd edition taking place on 10 and 11 June 2010. This year, Speak The Mind will be hosting some of the most renowned poets, from Africa and the Diaspora: Samantha Thornhill (Trinidad/USA) and Tumi Molekane (of Tumi and the Volume), Cosmas Mairosi (Zimbabwe), Nomsa Mazwai, and Iain "the Ewok" Robinson, plus many more. `Musos` such as Dave Ferguson and `Sugah` Mbuthuma will add melodious shots of jazzy, Afro, funky flavour to both evenings.

Cosmasi Mairosi is one of the most vibrant performance poets from Zimbabwe. He has published poetry in different journals and anthologies.

Cosmasi Mairosi, performing on First Street, Harare.

Comments

m said…
Man, this is why I miss the homeland!
June 12, 2010 at 8:42 AM
Emmanuel Sigauke said…
You are right, sis; this brought back memories because we used to perform on First Street too.
June 12, 2010 at 9:07 AM
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