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Poetic license

By Chiquitta

There has been a lot of talk and non-constructive criticism about poets and the burgeoning poetry culture in Nairobi. Bloggers and columnists (most likely still weaning themselves from the Moi era) have slammed the trend calling it a pub fad and claiming it’s better left to high school students.

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