Getting to know our participants Meet Mandi Poefficient Vundla; writer and spoken word ambassador born in Soweto, Johannesburg. She has appeared in various stages, including the State Theatre Night of the Poets, Arts Alive Festival and the Jozi Book Fair, where she was discussing protest theatre with Poetry Potion, a monthly online journal that profiles the community of poets. Vundla has shared the stage with talented poets and some of our own participants Myesha Jenkins, Natalia Molebatsi, Lebo Mashile, Phillippa Yaa De Villiers, Napo Masheane, Afurakan, Tumelo Khoza, Keisha Monique Simons, UK’s Yrsa Daley-Ward, Chanelle Gabriels and Joshua Bennett, to list a few. She has also performed alongside the legendary Pops Mohammed and opened the stage for Ian Kamau. Crowned Queen of the Word N Sound Mic 2012 in Johannesburg’s Slam, Vundla went on to win the Poet of the Year award. Read more here:polity.org.za/article/mandi-vundla-the-poetician-2013-08-28
Posted on: Mon, 25 Nov 2013 13:10:10 +0000