Poison poetry night rocks the audience

Kgomotso Molelekeng
Correspondent | Saturday May 25, 2013 00:00

The event, which was arranged by Art of Soul Organisation, attracted quite a large number of people who seemed to enjoy every bit of it.It kick started with  the musical performance by  Moe and Cliff.  Blindfolded poets, who appeared on stage with their different unique pieces that provoked emotions would later follow. The poets included guitarist Sabade, Gino- price, D-Nace, Ivan, Baletsi, Poem-the-answer, just to name a few while the DJ, who kept people on their toes, was none other than DJ Boski.

The Master of Ceremonies (MC) Onkemetse Sebenyane, who was also the event organiser, spent the entire night conducting the event blindfolded to demonstrate his love and support for the blind community.In an interview, the 22-year-old told Showtime that it was indeed a very challenging experience for him as he had to disciple himself way in advance so that he did not get tempted to take off the blind-fold.'It was a new experience for me and the performers as we have prudently used our eyes; so we had to re-learn how to trust our other senses, it was difficult to rely on our other senses to imagine how the visually impaired cope in their day-to-day activities,' he said.

Even though the event experienced a lot of technical hitches, the organisers say it was immensely successful as people came in large numbers and they are sure that they managed to raise enough money to donate to one orphanage for the blind in Francistown, the Lephoi Centre for the Blind.And what would a night be without laughter?  Prince Macheng, who was the comedian of the night, did a fantastic job while poets were getting ready to wow the crowds. Art of Soul organisation is a youth-based non-profit entity, which aims to improve the skills and talents of the youth. 'It was fun, challenging and educational at the same time,' said Lebogang Boika, one of the attendees.  The night was themed Poison Poetry Night.