Times Of Swaziland: WIN ALL EXPENSES PAID TRIP TO EUROPE

WIN ALL EXPENSES PAID TRIP TO EUROPE
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Phumzile Ndlovu on 15/05/2023 08:04:00


MBABANE - A call-out has been made to local poets, comedians and Sign Language
translators to participate in a South African competition dubbed ‘11th Recite
YOUR OWN Poetry 2023’.
Registration forms for this year’s contest were officially released last
Monday and the closing date is June 16, 2023. It’s worth noting that, no late
registrations will be accepted. The contest is open to all racial groups in
South Africa (SA) and neighbouring countries including Eswatini. The competition
is the brainchild of SA Author and Multimedia practitioner Bandile Magibili the
man who has for the past decade created performance platforms for grassroots
artists (poets, comedians and musicians etc) turned into superstars.
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When reached for comment Magibili said; “My consistent passion for artist
development through art got me international attention and countless invites
which I honoured, from festival organisers and the academia abroad.” He went
on to say that his mission is  to also see other African artists step on to
international stages, he introduced the opportunity of travel to Europe for five
days for hard working and dedicated  poets and artists who know that talent
alone is never enough.  “This platform rewards hard work, combined with talent
and discipline. We don’t make artists’ dreams come through; we simply
facilitate the process for artists who put in the hard work to see their own
dreams come true. We look forward to hosting yet again, Africa’s raw
unpolluted artistry,” said Magibili.
He further encouraged  interested artist who wish to receive registration forms
and whose artistry falls within the above mentioned categories can WhatsApp
their name, surname and province or country name (for foreign nationals) to the
organiser,  Bandile Magibili on +27 78 167 0719. He also invited those
interested to follow and like their social media platforms.
Facebook / YouTube: Recite YOUR OWN Poetry #reciteyourownpoetry2023. He
concluded by saying that there is no language restriction. Artists must be
between the ages of 15 - 40 years in order to participate. For the first time in
the history of ‘Recite YOUR OWN Poetry’ we are welcoming stand-up comedians.