Quintessential Listening: Poetry Online Radio Presents Takudzwa Chikepe

Takudzwa Chikepe, famously known as VaChikepe: The Poet, is one of the best writing poets from Zimbabwe. A two-time featured poet at the Bridgewater International Poetry Festival; last year, he won The International Reggae And World Music Award (IRAWMA): Best Poet in the Mutabaruka Category (the first African to win this Award) amongst other awards. VaChikepe is also the founder of VaChikepe And The Hundred Sailors, the publisher of “The Sailors Review” newsletter/journal. He is currently studying for his Master of Divinity at Duke University in North Carolina.VaChikepe: The Poet believes that poetry is a calling; he uses different states of mind, music, and spirituality to define and express poetry; and he also believes that “Art is not just a subject, but a financial therapy that can heal nations.” The Sailors Review  https://youtu.be/ctxFTlhVRQ8. 1. The Life of a Poet: Part 1 https://youtu.be/-6Krv3B2BFU.  Part 2 https://youtu.be/Y6jlwUUCJeg