The Elixir Poetry Podcast
British poet Helen Wing has spent the past 20 years living between the UK, China and the Middle East, experiencing first-hand the human impact of poetry across borders. On The Elixir Poetry Podcast, she asks anonymous individuals from around the world to read the poem that has touched them the most, and to unveil why. (Each episode includes original music)
The Elixir Poetry Podcast
25. African Literature, Language, and Cultural Identity with Silindiwe from Zimbabwe
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In this episode of Elixir, Helen is talking to Silindiwe, who is from Zimbabwe, about the Birthday Song she wrote in Ndebele for her son, Mbulelo, when he was born.
- The languages in Zimbabwe
- English is considered the language of the elite in post-colonial Zimbabwe
- Spreading awareness of African literature
- Silindiwe: an ambassador for African literature
- Things Fall Apart by Chinua Achebe
- The politics of cultural identity in Africa
- What the hell a kind of name is Jack?
- The power of music to bridge linguistic, cultural and racial boundaries.
- The Beautiful Ones Are Not Yet Born - Ayi Kwei Armah
Silindiwe's African Literature recommendations
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