Friday, September 13, 2013

Poets are invited to enter the DFL Lover + Another Poetry Challenge

We closed off with Linda Kaoma - Coordinator of the DFL Lover + Another Poetry Challenge Cape Town leg. The DFL Lover + Another Poetry Challenge is a national performance poetry competition talking taboos, creating controversy, opening dialogues about the issues that really matter: trust, sex, relationships, HIV/AIDS, intimacy. A new generation of young poets is given the opportunity to use their voice in the way that only poetry can, speaking to complex issues in an accessible and powerful way. Entries close on the 17th of September 2013. Cape Town auditions will be hosted on Saturday September 21st from 10AM at Masambe Theatre, Baxter Theatre Centre in Rondebosch. The regional finals will happen on Saturday September 28th at 1PM. Cash prizes are awarded to the top 3 finalists from each region, and the top 2 will travel to the national finals, where the top 3 will again be awarded some amazing prizes and opportunities for performance. Anyone aged 18 to 30 can enter the challenge, including past entrants, youths not currently studying, and young people from outside of South Africa currently living or studying in the country. If you are interested to take part in this poetry challenge please contact Linda Kaoma via email lindak@africacentre.net for an extensive brief and entry forms.

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