American poet Fredrick- Douglas Knowles II speaks
Friday, January 19, 2018
Knowles
Prior to speaking to Art & Culture he recited a poem titled Natural Born. The American native sat down to speak about his poetry, career, being a black man in Donald Trump’s America, police brutality and Trump’s ‘shithole’ stunt.
The 44-year-old caught Arts & Culture’s eye last week when he recited a number of poems during a Moratiwa Molema organised poetry session. His energy had everyone silent and the interest grew.
Whilst the project received mixed reactions from members of the public, the project is indeed a welcome development, which needs to be implemented as soon as possible. Many shared their opinion, with those against the project decrying that if implemented, it will kill the already struggling public transport industry.Many countries around the world have state-run public transport, and those who have travelled to such countries will give testimony...