Listen to Amanda's conversation with Xabiso Vili! Having won the Poetry Africa 2021 Slam Jam competition, Xabiso Vili will be representing South Africa at the World Poetry Slam Championship 2022 in Brussels. He is a multi-award winning writer, performer, social activist, new media artist, applied theatre practitioner and producer obsessed with how to use innovative creativity for healing and therapy. Most recently, he created the Augmented Reality exhibition “Re/Member Your Descendants” which examines how young South Africans relate to their ancestors and descendants. This premiered in Paris at the NewImages Festival, alongside his first Projection Mapping installation “Chosi Chosi”, as well as at the Fak’ugesi Festival in Johannesburg. As a Future Africa Grant recipient, he will also be creating his first 360 degree film, "Black Boi meets Boogeyman", where he examines how to turn toxic masculinity into compassionate masculinity.

Be sure to become a Poetry Lab Partner and attend a monthly workshop led by a teaching artist who represents a fresh new voice in the writing world. It’s only $35 a month! Sign up at:

https://www.thepoetrylab.com/labpartners

Xabiso's Links:
https://www.instagram.com/xabisovili/?hl=en

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Did you know The Poet Speaks is also Amanda's touring global workshop? She teaches people all about how to make, create and the history of Spoken Word and Indigenous oral traditions!

To make a booking for The Poet Speaks Workshop with your organization, apply for mentorships with Amanda, book interviews, as well as writing consultations, please use this link:

https://www.amandaeke.com/services