THE GRAND SLAM POETRY FESTIVAL RETURNED WITH A STUNNING SHOWCASE
Dominion was crowned the 66th poetry slam King in a well-attended show at the Kenya National Theatre. He joins a list of celebrated poets after battling out ten other contestants. I did not expect much from the just concluded Grand slam Festival at the Kenya National Theatre in Nairobi. Don’t get me wrong, I love poetry and it has become a must attend event in the Kenya’s performance calendar. Nevertheless, this year’s Slam competition did not seem to resonate with me – it was forced, a bit dull and appeared to be far from reality. Grand Slam winner Dominion (Photo by Poetry Slam Africa) Why did I feel so? At the moment, Kenya is on the brink of revolution. The internet is awash with scathing messages towards the arrogant political class and the government. On the other hand, the government is on the offensive with arrests, abductions, disappearances and alleged killings of dissents. In this brewing pot of political turmoil, I found slam to be a diversion from serious issues...