Poetry, Moyonda�s daily bread
Tumelo Mouwane | Wednesday February 22, 2017 16:26
Moyonda, as she prefers to be called, said she developed the love for poetry at a young age. She started performing at the national stage in 2008 after she gained exposure during the presidential art competitions.
“I developed interest in poetry when I was still at primary school back in the 1990’s. I was initially a church choir member and I have always been a very talkative person. I started realising that I have potential for poetry as a result I tried it and my teachers told me I was very good at poetry. That gave me the motivation to continue competing in competitions until I grew up in this industry,” she said.
She says she does not do poetry for the sake of it, but want to grow within the industry at the same time touching lives. He recites general poetry, which is rich in content or advice. “Poetry is my passion and my ambition, it is my past time and I regard it as leisure and my calling.”
She says she has a poem that exemplifies that she is unmatched and she is ascending to the podium of poetic stardom for she is numbered amongst poetic notables from a poetic nobody. One of her poems, Botswana, encourages people to be united.
Moyonda said her intention is to produce a poetry book that will teach upcoming and young children about the craft.
“My intention is to produce a masterpiece that introduces one to poetry and distribute this book across the libraries and schools to help those who are upcoming and the young ones what poetry is all about in the local industry,” Moyonda said.
The Lobatse-born poet said her highlight was when she was featured in the mother-of-all BOT50 event held in Gaborone and also graced the 2016 Presidential competitions. She believes being able to outclass other poets in her region showed potential. Moyonda said her ambition is to be one of the finest poets this country has ever produced, and that she is working hard despite challenges such as lack of competitions.