ABOUT ME
AfricanWilliamBlake(Mbizo Chirasha) writes poetics of resistance ,writivism articles and political commentary
Mbizo Chirasha(AfricanWilliamBlake) creates /anthologizes /curates/ global ideas into book folios/projects that eases social injustices,humanrights abuse/political discord and societal decadence
Mbizo Chirasha is UNESCO- RILA Affiliate Artist at the University of Glasgow, School of Education. 2020 Poet /Writer in Residence of the Fictional Café (International /digital Writers Space). 2019 African Fellow (ihraf.org). Resident Curator of the All African Poetry Symposium(100ptc.org). Curator-co-editor of the Second Name of the Earth is Peace(worldbeyondwar.org). Curator of Voices of Africa: A Call for Freedom, an ihraf based, pan writivism African anthology(ihraf.org/books).former United Nations /US Embasy Creative Associate. 2009 writer /poet in residence (ICACD ,Ghana).2003 Africa100 Best Books (Zimbabwe Delegate to Goteborg Book Fair, Sweden) His books, anthologies, folios, short stories, political commentary, journal articles, profiles, personal essays, poetry and hybrid narratives are published in more than 500 spaces across the globe, some of his writings are translated in Hebrew, Chinese, German, Spanish, Italian and Swahili. Chirasha works as an African Writing Associate, PanWritivism laureate, literaryartsactivism diplomate, anthologist, projects curator/writer/poet in residence for Universities/NGOS/publishing spaces /cultural centres/book festivals /exhibitions/fairs (onsite/remotely)
LATEST STORIES
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Heroic African Poet Ruvimbo Jeche pens a poetic blockbuster on womanity – a pre-critical book review by Mbizo Chirasha
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The Jury Panel passed their Writing Ukraine Prize Longlist Verdict
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Malawian African griot Khalipwina Mpina, your nerve nudging -heart tilting poetry is the lingua franca of bleeding hearts (Mooning the Morning collection), a critical review by Mbizo Chirasha
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Oklahoma literary guru James Coburn moans Kenyan humanrights activist Edwin Chiloba with a heart raving poetic epitaph
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Dutch poet Hannie Rouweler goes to Russia,
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Trendsetting Arts- Producer Thomas Block / IHRAF Team takes International Human Rights Art Festival beyond global podiums
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In other breaking news,UHURU( a bilingual poetry classics collection now catalogued by the German national library
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A keynote german- based bookpress Stonybrook editions releases Uhuru ,a mbizo chirasha/andreas weiland bilingual poetic classic
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Prolific Israel literary surgeon Yehudt Malik-Shiran diagnoses my writings as “kicking protest poetry”
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My honoris- causa award to the poetics-curator extraordinaire and iconic literary maestro -Andreas Weiland
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Kenyan/african griot Cynthia Abdallah writes a poetic memoir When Rivers Say Goodbye: A pre-publication critical review by Mbizo Chirasha
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ihraf in anthologizing glitz with A Human Voice honeycomb: exhibiting the value of literary voices towards upholding political freedom/social justice
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WOMAWORD is a new/vibrant/independent press to claim the podiums of the global literary-scape
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ihraf-africa caps october with a live wordfest-fringe,
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panafrican ihraf based Voices of Africa anthology gets global readership
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iam a griot – descendant of rhythm and beat of ancient song.
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poetivism, a new artistic formulae of resistance
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Ihraf books unleashes a Pan -writivism revolutionary poetic keg.
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African Dawn Rises with the birthing of the Peoples ‘Poet
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Mbizo Chirasha (African WilliamBlake) 