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Solly Ramatswi

@soetry_sa

CSP2017| AKSlam, 2nd place| Word N Sound best newcomer 2018| WnS S9 King| TSOL S3 Finalist| PATA| Ekurhuleni Slam champ 2019| #TheAudacityProject

 Pretoria, South Africa
Joined April 2017
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#PoetInAPlay PATA was amazing. Sold out on the last day. #pata #soetry @Sello_Makgotho
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Poetry Africa@PoetryAfrica18 Sep 2023
Poetry Fam, the programme is finally out for #PoetryAfrica2023 📜 Thrilled to announce The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse 🙌🏾 Starring @soetry_sa @lefenyajonathan #ThuthukaniMyeza and @Masai_Sepuru🐎🧲🐴 Head to our website for full programme : poetryafrica.ukzn.ac.za/pa20…
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Our 2nd 'Words On...Poetry Africa 2023' Q&A is now live on the site. @soetry_sa - Solly Ramatswi, aka Soetry, talks about his work, uplifts & the future, as well as what he's up to at @PoetryAfrica this year. (PS If you can get there, it's today! Links👇🏾) africainwords.com/2023/10/09…
Words on… Poetry Africa 2023, with Solly Ramatswi, aka Soetry

Words on… Poetry Africa 2023, with Solly Ramatswi, aka Soetry

AiW note: This is the second in our new “Words on…” Q&A series in collaboration with Poetry Africa 2023.  Taking place from the 5th to the 17th October, this year across the t…

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sinking is an uncovering of our ancestor’s bones to question the history and the present story of our country. It is a story more related to a village, and moving to the influence of the city; an interaction between English and Sepedi. “We bury names when bodies are not found”
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Word N Sound@WordNSound22 Jan 2022
“We bury names when bodies are not found War is a euphemism for a body’s silence.” - Soetry youtu.be/-ZIhN7XzJ2Q #WNSDigitalSlam
Maletisa’s Grave by Soetry

Maletisa’s Grave by Soetry

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Leleme la kokoFeke_ft. @percy_dhlamini , Produced by @novexbeats instagram.com/p/CWy6piNgNMS/…
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Just posted a photo instagram.com/p/CWy5_XPs7HD/…
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Solly Ramatswi | Poet & Theatremaker (@soetry_sa) • Instagram photo

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Molomo wa kokoFeke_Soetry ft. Percy Dhlamini. Prod. by Novex
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Word N Sound@WordNSound8 Nov 2021
COMPETITION: @MandiVundla finally launches her debut spoken word poetry album: #ALoveSongForMiriam. Here’s a chance to win yourself a double ticket to the launch. Drop a line from the title poem and share the event page with your friends.
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#KOTOBA Slam Japan #KSJ organizer and 2017Fall&2018 National Champion Yuuri Miki from Japan will be online at the #PoetryAfrica2021 festival, which is celebrating its 25th anniversary🎉 Much love from Japan🇯🇵❤️ and happy 25th anniversary🥳✨
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#PoetryAfrica2021 Tokyo-based poet Yuuri Miki (@micnix_69) from Japan; Maria Escriva author of six books of poetry, from Catalan; Poet, writer, author, artpreneur @Jahrose_ , and self-taught author, performance poet, and entrepreneur Hazel Tobo from South Africa.
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Martin Myers@MartinMyers5 Oct 2021
Thank u the @TheStar_news front page masthead @Siphokazi_J for @PoetryAfrica @GasantAbarder @TheCapeArgus @TripleMEntSA
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Kwazi Ndlangisa@Kwazipoetry6 Oct 2021
GIVEAWAY! To enter simply 1.Tell us which two poets you are excited to see at this year's @PoetryAfrica festival 2.Follow @kwazipoetry on Facebook and on Instagram 3.Follow @PoetryAfrica on Facebook and on Instagram 4.Share this on your story, tag @kwazipoetry and @PoetryAfrica
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The lineup for this year's @PoetryAfrica is lit. I can't wait to hear the work from your book my brother @Kwazipoetry I also can't wait to hear @socleart 's new work
Kwazi Ndlangisa (@Kwazipoetry) profile pictureKwazi Ndlangisa@Kwazipoetry6 Oct 2021
GIVEAWAY! To enter simply 1.Tell us which two poets you are excited to see at this year's @PoetryAfrica festival 2.Follow @kwazipoetry on Facebook and on Instagram 3.Follow @PoetryAfrica on Facebook and on Instagram 4.Share this on your story, tag @kwazipoetry and @PoetryAfrica
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Happy birthday to one of my favourite poets ever @soetry_sa ❤ – at Johannesburg, South Africa
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World Of Words will be curating some experiences for Basha Uhuru Creative Uprising festival 🥳 The first installment is W.o.W unpacked featuring y9ur boy, Soetry😊. Fired up by Nandos. docs.google.com/forms/d/1COX… Space is limited. #CreativeUprising #Basha21 #Poetry
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Word N Sound@WordNSound29 Aug 2021
. @wikkelspies_ will be performing at the TX Theatre on 2 & 3Oct, do check it out! #UnMute
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Word N Sound@WordNSound29 Aug 2021
Remember to buy your tickets for @zizipho_bam's #MyBleedingThing at the National @ArtsFestival!
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Word N Sound@WordNSound29 Aug 2021
And now we get ready for the #WNSDigitalSlam Finale with 5 of the most exciting voices in poetry right now: @soetry_sa @dshamiljar @Bjorndottern @Xabiso_Vili & Angelyric. See you on Sat 27 Nov.
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We back at it! #WnSDigitalslam. Please vote for the poem *Please vote before 9pm tonight* "We burry names when bodies are not found" Facebook: *like and share* m.facebook.com/story.php?sto… Twitter: *like and retweet* teapawt.net/WordNSound/status/1431… YouTube: *like* youtu.be/KzBzQJKLsoI

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“We bury names when bodies are not found. War is a euphemism for a body silenced” - Soetry #WNSDigitalSlam

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“We bury names when bodies are not found. War is a euphemism for a body silenced” - Soetry #WNSDigitalSlam youtu.be/KzBzQJKLsoI
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Word N Sound@WordNSound28 Aug 2021
“We bury names when bodies are not found. War is a euphemism for a body silenced” - Soetry #WNSDigitalSlam youtu.be/KzBzQJKLsoI
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