Poetic Sensei; a messiah sent to save poetry

FRANCISTOWN: In this era of adverse unemployment, 34-year-old Obakeng Kagiso sacrificed his well paying job of nine years to feed his poetry hunger and foster the dreams of other poets.

In short Kagiso is a messiah sent to save poetry. In the entertainment circles the young man from Serowe is known as Poetic Sensei. Poetic Sensei is derived from his involvement in poetry and martial arts, where he is a black belt in Oikado. 

He has been steadfast in the revival of poetry and developing poets in the northern city after Barclays Bank of Botswana transferred him from Serowe in 2011. Immediately, his calling ignited and before he could settle he was already engaged with other poets who traded for fun and no more than a dime.

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