In the current days, culture and language are almost getting lost with many people, particularly the youth, preferring to converse in English than their native language. In many homes in this 21st century, young parents raise children who only speak the second language especially in urban areas and completely ignoring Setswana language, making it hard for such children to converse with their cousins and or peers in rural areas and their grandparents. In a bid to make the Setswana language more appealing to the community including young people, two talented local traditional poets, Edwin Moroka, also known as Serurubele in the poetry industry, and Emmanuel Boefelo, known as Mmasekgethu, came together and hosted the third edition of Ntwa Ya Puo, a poetry event that brings together different folklore poets under one roof to showcase their talents in speaking Setswana.
On Saturday, a number of poetry lovers witnessed their favourite talented and most celebrated local folklore poets as they each unleashed their best performances at the Thapo Visual Arts in Gaborone. Surprisingly, all the poets were not only talented but also unique. Each won the hearts of the audience and kept them intrigued throughout the event. Their immense talent kept the audience cheering and some ululating, more especially the women while men nodded and made approving comments as they admired the poets' immense talent. During the performances, Mmangwao ya Setswana kick-started the event with her beautiful poem. Kaone Mahima and Modubathankga also recited beautiful poems. They were later followed by Poetic Blood who is also an author, who treated the audience to her beautiful poem named, 'Dikgang tsa Moagisanyi' that talked about love and family. Her poem stole the attention of revellers. She started it off by reciting in Sekgalagadi before proceeding to Setswana. Since the organisers decided to choose the best of the best, Senkgelabahiti also stole the limelight making the audience smile while there was a man, probably his friend if not a die-hard fan, who could not hide his excitement as he bluntly showered the poet, praising him whenever he took a few seconds of breather in between the poem. His beautiful and immense poem scored him new fans as well. Later on, the local praise folklore poet who has not only won the hearts of Batswana but also leaders such as Kgosi Puso Gaborone and President Mokgweetsi Masisi and other dignitaries, Moroka Moreri, showered the two talented poets, Serurubele and Mmasekgethu with praises.
