Master carries a black whip
He drives a black Jeep
Master wears black Armani shoes
And a black Brunello suit
Master has nappy hair like mine
Master always shaves it
Master’s children look like me
Except they’re all overseas
Master, he fought for peace
He went to the trenches
To break the white whip
And then he carved his own
From bark of the same tree
#Tinashe
Tinashe Tafirenyika holds two
National Arts Merit Award (NAMA) in Spoken Word Poetry in Zimbabwe (2017, 2018)and is the first woman and youngest person to receive one. She also has a Bulawayo Arts Award (BAA) for her poetry.
With a belief that art is a catalyst for change, Tinashe Tafirenyikahas disrupted the Zimbabwe Poetry Scene. In 2017 she became the first woman and youngest person to receive a National Arts Merit Award (NAMA) in Spoken Word Poetry in Zimbabwe. The same year she also received a Bulawayo Arts Award (BAA) for her poetry.
In 2018 she became the only person to have won a NAMA twice in the Spoken Word Poetry category. She released her first poetry video, “Sarah Baartman” that year.
When not stringing words together Tinashe practices as a Medical Laboratory Scientist in her home town, Bulawayo, where she is based.
In 2018 she became the only person to have won a NAMA twice in the Spoken Word Poetry category. She released her first poetry video, “Sarah Baartman” that year.
When not stringing words together Tinashe practices as a Medical Laboratory Scientist in her home town, Bulawayo, where she is based.
Latest posts by Tinashe Tafirenyika (see all)
- Nehanda – #Tinashe - October 3, 2022
- Heartbreak Hotel – #Tinashe - March 15, 2022
- There is no Such Thing as Love – #Tinashe - February 23, 2021
