Love for Setswana language lands Letona La Poko into poetry

Letona La Poko
Letona La Poko

A Setswana poet from Ramotswa, Thuto Mosomane, known by his legion of followers as Letona La Poko has vowed to push his mother language through his talent.

“I am a Setswana poet. I do not think at any day I would opt to do poetry in another language apart from my beautiful mother tongue.

I often refer to my craft as poetry with a vision; that is because I do not just do poetry for the sake of doing it.

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