Moroka saves Setswana poetry from extinction

Friday, May 27, 2016

As people raise concern about the possibility of Setswana culture dying, young Edwin Moroka is doing his part to make sure that poetry is carried from generation to generation.

The 22-year-old from Kanye, does both written and oral poetry, and commands a lot of attention when reciting his meaningful and thought-provoking poems. Watch him recite his poem, and you immediately wonder how someone as young as him has such a strong command of deep Setswana language.

Moroka explained that his love for poetry developed at a very young age, where he would play around with words, and recite poems to his family.

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Moroka saves Setswana poetry from extinction

As people raise concern about the possibility of Setswana culture dying, young Edwin Moroka is doing his part to make sure that poetry is carried from generation to generation.

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