Badilisha Poetry Radio

As the only poetry podcast platform produced in Africa, Badilisha Poetry Radio showcases poets from diverse countries in Africa. These include Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, South Africa, Mozambique, Lesotho, Nigeria, Rwanda, Zimbabwe, Somalia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo with performances in English, Portuguese, Kiswahili, and Sotho, amongst others. Various genres of poetry are presented on the site with features on readings by page poets as well as Spoken word and Slam poetry.

African Poets on Badilisha Poetry Radio include Tina Mucavele Mozambique, Ngwatilo Mawiyoo Kenya, Togara Muzanenhamo Zimbabwe, Chiedu Ifeozo Nigeria, James Matthews South Africa, prominent poet, academic and writer Antjie Krog[[4] South Africa, Moses Serubiri Uganda, Chenjerai Hove Zimbabwe, Aryan Kaganof South Africa, and Breyten Breytenbach South Africa.

Badilisha Poetry Radio has a strong presence of poets who use poetry as a form of social activism. Prominent exiled poet, novelist and social commentator Chenjerai Hove of Zimbabwe is committed to bearing witness to Zimbabwe's history and current political climate. A fearless observer and outspoken social and cultural critic, Hove has not shied away from recording the violence of the new Zimbabwe in his fiction, poetry and journalism.[5] Kenyan poet, playwright and activist Shailja Patel is described as the 'face of globalization as a people-centered phenomenon of migration and exchange' and 'the poetic equivalent of Arundhati Roy.[6]

Badilisha Poetry Radio includes poetry voices from the African Diaspora. Poets from North America, Europe and the Caribbean feature regularly on the platforms weekly podcasts.

Badilisha Poetry Radio hosts diverse genres and poets from North America including Poetry Slam winners Anis Mojgani and Trinidad and Tobago native Roger Bonair-Agard. Winner of back to back titles in the National Individual Poetry Slam Anis Mojgani features on Badilisha Poetry Radio with his poem 'come closer' and two time National US National Slam Champion Roger Bonair-Agard performs his poem 'how the ghetto loves us back'. Dubbed the 'voice of a generation' Oromo poet Boona Mohamed is a critically acclaimed award-winning writer and performer.[7][8] He uses his poetry as a voice for minorities and oppressed groups in Canada. His poem 'Green card' articulates the experiences of immigrant children living in the West.