Sunday, February 7, 2010

Blak poet and Publicity

Blak poet and Publicity


Broad casting
Interviews/Profiles

Radio/tv

-radio africa /senegal
-namibia radio stations
-zimbabwean radio stations
-swedish radio stations
-ghana broadcasting
-zambia broadcasting
-voice of people south africa
-free speech /america
-ghetto radio /kenya


Newspapers and Websites
-herald
-daily news
-zimbabwean
-financial gazette
-namibian economist
new era
the namibian sun
-ghana press
the sunday mail
swedish press
egyptian press
-kwayedza
-the standard
oneghana one voice
ovi magazine
-munyori.com
-wealth of ideas
-africawriter.com

Contact the Blak Poet

Contact the Blak poet

URL-www.mbizopoetry.blogspot.com
-www.poetrychatroom.blogspot.com

EMAIL-africapoetrychatroom@gmail.com

PHONE- +264 81 464 9245

Blak poet -Projects Founder





Blak poet Projects Founder

Africa Poetry Chat room
2007-
-online youth poetry concept

Ning social governnce insights
2009-
-online governance/
creative social network

African Drums Poetry Festival
2007-
-4 country sadc poetry festival

Paumba Visual Arts /poetry project
2006-2007
-collaborative arts project

Artist project
2007
-arts cross fertilization project
Zimbabwe German Society

WritersCaravan Project
2004-
youth creative writers
-rural expansion project
young poetry conference-upcoming writers workshop series.

Creative projects Africa
2009-
-creative arts/interventions

Blak Poet-Awarded




Blak poet Awarded/Recognized

Readers favourte poet
2007
One ghana one voice magazine

Aids Out of Africa contest
second prize
2004
Hiv/aids poetry contest

Blak poet-Poetry/ Creative Writing tutor/facilitator


Blak poet-poetry/ creative writing tutor/facilitator

Namibia polytechnic
-mass media third year students
poetry as a medium of communication

Writers caravan
-rural schools talent
creativity discovery project

Budding writers Association
-community writers skills
performance skills workshops

Book council of Zimbabwe
-reading culture moblization project
schools workshops

Stellenbosch university
-poetry perfomance skills

Swedish coperartive centre
-theatre arts as amethod of rural awareness
,community education and change

Zambia women writers
-strategic planning workshop

Ghana contemporary art

-capacity advising seminar

Schools writers club
-poetry skills tutorials

Catholic Relief Services
-using theatre and poetry
on nutriotion awareness on Hiv/Aids management

Blak poet-anthologized/published poet

Blak poet anthologized /published poet

Agenda south africa
-gender rights magazine

Agenda zimbabwe
-constitutional assembly magazine

Budding writers voices
-poetry/story anthology

writers scroll/zimbabwe
-writers/poets magazine

Saih website/Norway
-students association webzine

Stephen gill website/Canada
-poetry projects blog

LyriK-line Germany
-poetry webzine

Ovi -magazine/Finland
-poetry journal

posy poesy India
-anthology of world poets

Kohinoor-India
-international literary magazine

Lyrical calabash
-poetry ezine

Velvet illusion/Alabama
-international poetry magazine

Namibian economist
-bussiness tabloid

Namibian women summit
-website

Arts Initiates,Zimbabwe
-website for arts news ,poetry and fiction

poetry.com/America

-poetry publisher

Aids out of Africa/Kenya
-poetry contest project

Pulsar Magazine Uk
-poetry webzine

Iranian embassy/Zimbabwe bulletin
- political ,diplomatic and arts

United Nations bulletins
-diplomatic,humanuitarian and arts

African Writers.com
-poetry blog

Story-Time
-world fiction publisher

Beloit poetry journal
-pending

Open wide magazine
pending

ICACD report ,Ghana
featured articles/poetry

Mazwi ,UK
-
literary journal

Oneghana one voice
poetry magazine

Blak poet-Creative Interventions/Projects Consultant


Blak poet-creative projects consultant

Catholic Relief Services
2006
-nutrition and HiV/Aids
-rural creative awareness project

Swedish Cooperative Centre
2006
-drought mitigation,
-arts mobilzation/awareness project

British council/Budding writers
2008
-power in the voice
- provincial contest judge

Africapoetry night
-2006
Project and events consultant

Social Marketing Association/Namibia
2009-2010
-peer education plus program
- creative intervention documtary project

Zebra publishing house/NAMIBIA
2009-
-english/english literature commissioned writer
-fiction editorial consultant

Mrs Namibia Pageant
2007
-media strategist

Jibilka Dance festival
2007
-public relations/media consultant

Natioanl arts council /Namibia
2010
-artsits capacity building consultant

Africa wise projects
2010
projects consultant

Blak Poet -The Poet-in-Residence


Poet in Residence

ICACD conference
2009

Iranian embassy in zimbabwe
2001-2007

-house poet

Embassy of palestine in zimbabwe
2001-2003

-house poet

United Nations Information Centre
2001-
- in house performance poet/artist


Zimbabwe German Society

2006-2007

artist project
-a residency programme

Zimbabwe chamber of commerce
-2009-

-Budding writers associatioon of zimbabwe
2001 -2003

Zimbabwe writers union
-1998-2001

Blak Poet Tributes






Blak poet Tributes

Legacy of Kofi Annan
2006
-United Nations day

Sam Nujoma the legend
2009
Nelson Mandela legacy
2010
Legend Hendrik wetbooi/
2009
Hero of Namibia eulogy
2009

Barack obama
victory 2009

African kings/queens
2002
-poetry on african kings/queens
-africa my wonderland
-a narrative of african of african legends

Haiti my generation
2010

Blak poet/collaborative projects



Collaboration Projects

Time and images/
globalization connection arts exhibition-germany

2009

-poetry voice over on documentary of the project

Digital Poetry FrancoNamibia culture centre
2009
-visual /digital poetry

Artist project with
Zimbabwe german society
2007

-visual arts/poetry cross fertilization

Paumba/ Hifa project
2006

-hand in hand project
-visual images/poetry
-ceramics/graffiti

Finland cultural exchange project
2009
-poetry video

Blak poet-guest visits




Guest Visits-Blak Poet

Goteborg book fair
-2003 ,
delegate of zimbabwe book fair/ Sida

Swedish writers union
2003

-delegate Zimbabwe book fair/Sida

Zambia women writers
2007
-visiting poet

Malawi writers union
2007
-visting poet

Ghana/ICACD conference
2009

-poet in resident

Stellenbosch university
2004
-visiting artist

Artschool egypt
2006
-exchange poet
Franco Namibia culture centre
2009
-Guest poet/Word festival

Namibia youth council
2010 ,haiti project
-guest poet

Blak Poet professional appointments 1998-



Blak poet Professional Appointments 1998-

Budding writers association
2001-2003
-performance poet in residence
-membership drive officer

Zimbabwe writers union
1998-2001

-Midlands projects/events assistant

Zimbabwe international book fair
2003
-assistant perfomances coordinator

Zimbabwe international book week
2001
-reading out reach agent

Zimbabwe german society
2007
-artist project resident programme coordinator
/artist in residence organizer

Writers caravan
2004-2006
-programmes director
-founder

Africa poetry night
2006
-project consultant

African drums poetry festival
2007
-festival founder
-creative director

Creative Africa projects
2008-
-managing projects consultant
-projects development advisor
-creative projects director

Blak Poet Performances/Appearances 1996-



Blak Poet Performance Resume

Zimbabwe internantional book fair

-book launches,
live literature centre,
great indaba and official openings

Harare international festival of arts
-UN poetry cafe,
-HIVOS poetry cafe,

HAND IN HAND visual art and poetry project

Zimbabwe writersunion festivals

-readers conferences ,
-book launches,writers clubs
-launch , writers circles launches

Budding writers association reading events
-Writers chapters mobilizations
-writing kills workshops
-programmes launches-
-reading evenings

Zimbabwe book develoipment council
-reading week official launches
-reading tents projects
-readership culture mobilization projects

Iranian embasy in zimbabwe

-Iranian culture projects
-dialogue among civalizations initiatives

Palestian embassy in zimbabwe

-DAY of the palestinepalestinian cultural projects

This is africa poetry night

-poetry projects ,reading night series

House of hunger poetry slam \
-every month slam events in zimbabwe
-taking place around zimbabwean main cities

Book cafe events

-arts festivalspoetry evenings
-boccapa academy events
-literary evenings
-book launches

Harare chamber of commerce

- brand launch dinners
-business wards-
-business conferences

Writers caravan projects

-storytelling nights
-poetry nights
-writers clubs launches
-rural poetry expansion projects

African drums poetry explosion

-a perfomance poetry festival of 4 countries

United nations days

-UN évents

Mambo press book publishing
-book launches

Zimbabwe germany society

-2006 end of year celebration of arts
-book launches
-artist resident project

Alliance francaise-
-book launches
-franco phone weeks
-poetry/reading evenings-
-world poetry day

British council

- cross borders writers projects
-writerscircles series
-power of the voice project
-book evenings and readings

National aids council

-mobilzation projects
-rural hiv/aids projects
-world aids day

jibilika dance festival-
official launch of the regional dance festival

National culture week

an event that celebrate
zimbabwwean culture and arts

National arts merit awards-
-official openings-
-press conferences
-awards ceremony

International day of peace
- UN event

International day of human rights-
-UNevent
International day of child rights
-UNevent

Safaids
-perspectives /TV series launch

Mustle africa festival

- official launch

Jesuits aids project

- schools HIV/AIDS projects

International institue of chartered accoutants
-graduation ceremony

Paumba project
-national gallery
-a visual arts poetry collaboration project

Zimbabwe women summit

-evening of arts

Kwekwe polytechnic

-writers club launch

International womens day

- official openings-celebrations

World aids day
in zimbabwe-
celebrations

Poets for human rights project
-Poetry nights series

Live literature centre zimbabwe
-Reading events

Zimbabwe union of journalists
-mobilzation projects

World press day

- Press freedom poetry

Ethno -based writers project /zimbabwe

- creative writers projects for academics

Harare polytechnic
-launch of students aids initiative

Nordic african institute/
-sweden reading evening 2oo3

Rinkeby library
-sweden-literary night

Goteborg book fair- Sida pavilion

Swedish international library association
-book launch

Swedish writers union-africa
/sweden poetry evening

Sida diplomatic luncheon

-sweden-a seminar of writers
, youth and diplomats

Internatinal conference of africa culture and development
/ICACD,Ghana
-official opening
-awards night
-poet in residence on sessions

Artschool ,
Egypt,arts / cultural exchange
-official opening

Zambian women writers
-reading evening

Malawi writers union
-reading series

Stellenbosch university
-perfomance night

Franco namibia culture centre
reading fest/book
and reading night

Spoken word october poetry festival

-namibia poetry festival/zenzo lounge
.windhoek

Spoken word series,namibia
-monthly namibia youth poetry nights

Fnland.Namibia culturalexchange project

-artist exchange project performance

Namibia women summit
-gala dinner
-awards night

.Bobmarley commemoration Namibia
-perfomance evening

Warehouse 20th anniversary Namibia
-celebration night

Cota carnival namibia
-perfomance arts

Free your mind Namibia
-poetry and comedy series

Polytechnic of namibia
-performance
- tutorial evening

Africa fashion show
Pambili
-fashion awards/-celebration night

Hendrik Wetbooi/ Hero of Namibia
-memorial evening

America culture centre /namibia
-book launch

Haiti fundraising NAMIBIA
-galadinner
-fundraising concert

Unesco
-photo novel project/tanzania

Blak Poet ACTIVITIES/PROJECTS


Poetry For Development

-poetry as creative interventions
-poetry as therapy and healing
-poetry for readership culture
-poetry for literacy
-poetry for community awareness
-poetry for mobilization
-poetry for entertainment


Poet- in -Residence

-performing at conferences
-festivals
international workshops
-seminars
-retreats
-performing for diplomats
-gala dinners

POETRY EDUCATION

-poetry classes/tutorship
-
-poetry performance skills

-poetry edutainment

-poetry for culture and African pride

-poetry community workshops

-poetry editing

Praise Poetry

-poetry for tourism
-revolutions
-legacy of heroes
-tributes

Creative ProjectsConsultants

-poetry capacity building workshops
-goal and talent management
-creative designing
-events and festivals management
-media and communications projects
-creative interventions on organizational projects
-public relations and media strategies
-projects development and designing