LiPS RENDEZVOUS

Next meeting of the Live Poets Society on August 4.

South Africa has applauded, cheered and brought to life the stadiums around the country with the sound of vuvuzelas. The game of soccer will never be the same again; South Africans have left an indelible imprint on the game, but most of all South Africa has demonstrated to the world that, as a people, we have the synergy and rhythm, we can in spontaneous unison sing and dance in sheer Poetic motion like the waves of the ocean, and the power, the beat and tempo of our voices and body movements are infectious and contagious. When we dance and sing the whole world sings and dances with us.

All good things must come to an end, as the curtain is lowered and the stage empties and the soccer fever subsides the euphoria and the accolades slowly fades into the mist of memories.

While soccer overshadowed our lives and took centre stage, other events like theatre, live shows, and poetry had to take second place, but not for long, the arts and culture are back with a vengeance and a lot is happening on the cultural front. People just have to search with a keen eye.
The Live Poets Society is back on the prowl at its usual stomping ground at the usual time of the month.

The Theme is Woman and the guest poet for the month of August is Khulani Maseko who was born 1986 December 29, and goes by the stage name of Ingonyama (Ingo) which means Royal Lion. He started as a hip hop artist in 2004, was heavily influenced by American Hip hop acts and South African artist Tumi Molekane of the band Tumi & the Volume. In 2007 he joined the “Pour A Tree” Society based at the Durban University of Technology. In 2008 he was the Slam Poetry Operations Team (SPOT) Slam champion. In 2008 & 2009 he was the Poetry Africa slam competition finalist.

Ingo says he fell in love with poetry somewhere in 2006, while he was still in high school and a friend of his invited him to a poetry session (Pour A Tree) at DUT. After high school he came to DUT to study Biotechnology and also to get closer to his new love, poetry. Ingo states that coming from a Hip hop background it was quite easy for him to adapt as a Slam poet.

Those wishing to hear the Royal Lion roar and proclaim that he is truly the king of Slam Poetry then follow the path through the African savanna that leads you to this landmark watering hole. The Live Poets Society Rendezvous takes place at the Point Yacht Club on Durban’s Victoria Embankment on August 4 at 17h30 for 18h00. Admission is free.