Lydia Mhango

Kitwe Poetry Corner – February 2012

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  Truth Inayat Khan Read by Paul Phillips The face of truth is open The eyes of truth are bright The lips of truth are ever closed The head of truth is upright The breast of truth stands forward The gaze of truth is straight Truth has neither fear nor doubt Truth has patience to…

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Jazz Society of Kitwe

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Kitwe has started a Jazz Society and I thought I should upload a few photos of the first one we had in January.  We shall be holding them once a month.  Membership is K50 000 per month.  Members that pay can bring their jazz music to play.    Members are also allowed to invite one…

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Kitwe Poetry Corner – 9 December, 2011

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  JOY AND SORROW Moddy Muponisi Then a woman said, “Speak to us of Joy and Sorrow.” And he answered: Your joy is your sorrow unmasked. And the selfsame well from which your laughter rises was oftentimes filled with your tears. And how else can it be? The deeper that sorrow carves into your being,…

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Mpelembe Secondary School Drama Club

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Mpelembe Secondary School Drama Group

On 5th November, the newly formed Mpelembe Drama Club performed an excerpt of the play currently in rehearsal, an adapation by Themba Daka of Woyengi, written by Obutunde Ijimeri. Woyengi is an African myth on creation. Woyenji is a goddess who creates her creatures then asks them to choose their fate before stepping into the world.   The…

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Kitwe Poetry Corner – 12 November, 2011

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Here are a few poems from last reading at Kitwe Little Theatre.  Tonight's poetry was supposed to be combined with a jazz night but has been cancelled because there will be a play from Lusaka at the theatre.   LOST AFRICAN GIRL Leonard Koloko   My lost African girl, When I don’t kiss your lips…

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