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Obsidian Black by John Bernard x Refilwe Bantle Wale

Obsidian Black by John Bernard x Refilwe Bantle Wale

UK-Botswana Collabo! Watch this collaborative piece by poet John Bernard (UK) and Digital Artist, Refilwe Bantle Wale (Botswana). This DigiPoem explores how life threatening situations can make us question our behaviour and actions and change the course of our lives....

About DigiPoems

DigiPoems is a programme supported by British Council and delivered in partnership by Comexposed and Page Poetry Alive, that provides digital artists and poets from the UK and Southern Africa an opportunity to co-create new art through experimental digital illustrations, animation, and poetry.

The 2021 edition will be more exciting! Comexposed (ZW) and Page Poetry Alive (ZW) will be partnering up with Writing West Midlands (UK), BBC Contains Strong Language Festival (UK) and Coventry UK City of Culture 2021 to deliver the third Edition of DigiPoems!

This year DigiPoems will feature the collaborative work of six digital artists, Refilwe Bantle Wale (Botswana), Dana Chis (UK), Tavonga Shumbanhete (Zim), Kudakwashe Rwizi (Zim), Eugene Ramirez Mapondera (Zim) and Mudiwa Kimberely Marasa (Zim) and their six poetic counterparts Andrea Mbarushimana (UK), Aysar Ghassan (UK),  John Bernard (UK), Lorna Zita (Mozambique), Musenga “MessenJah” Katongo (Zambia) and Prudence Delah Dube (Zim).

 

 

 

 

About DigiPoems

DigiPoems is a programme supported by British Council and delivered in partnership by Comexposed and Page Poetry Alive, that provides digital artists and poets from the UK and Southern Africa an opportunity to co-create new art through experimental digital illustrations, animation, and poetry.

The 2021 edition will be more exciting! Comexposed (ZW) and Page Poetry Alive (ZW) will be partnering up with Writing West Midlands (UK), BBC Contains Strong Language Festival (UK) and Coventry UK City of Culture 2021 to deliver the third Edition of DigiPoems!

This year DigiPoems will feature the collaborative work of six digital artists, Refilwe Bantle Wale (Botswana), Dana Chis (UK), Tavonga Shumbanhete (Zim), Kudakwashe Rwizi (Zim), Eugene Ramirez Mapondera (Zim) and Mudiwa Kimberely Marasa (Zim) and their six poetic counterparts Andrea Mbarushimana (UK), Aysar Ghassan (UK),  John Bernard (UK), Lorna Zita (Mozambique), Musenga “MessenJah” Katongo (Zambia) and Prudence Delah Dube (Zim).

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