The audiences witnessed great talent during the Words in My Mouth poetry slam hosted by Bietjie-bietjie-Bos at The Blue Gate on Saturday, December 4.

The performers showcased various talents, some reciting poems and some singing. The poets presented poems on many issues that affect society.

The show was opened by Menzi Mkhonza, the founder of Words in My Mouth. He started by reading the Constitution and focused on the freedom of speech.

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“As the audience, you are welcome to ask the performers questions about the work they are presenting today. We have a great range of performances in our programme. They are new performers and we also have some who have been with us for so many years.

This is our ‘Open Mask’ season two poetry session. We will be recording this show and it will be available on our YouTube channel. Those who missed season one, can visit our channel to watch,” he said.

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