POETRY

We’re the Dream Diggers — POEM 𝒃𝒚 Charles Lipanda Matenga

Charles Lipanda Matenga

Born on 2nd July 2005 in Rwenena, Sud-Kivu, DR CONGO and raised an orphan and he is now a refugee in Dzaleka Refugee Camp, Malawi. Charles is a student. He is one of the slam poets around the world. He has brought poetry around the world by his performances of national and international events like Our Talents, Our Advocacy Festival, Tumaini Festival, Zomba city Festival, United Nations Day Commemoration 2023, National Youth Policy Launch, 5th World Poetry Conference India where he was conferred as the Master of Creative Consciousness, Inspired Poetry corner Canada. Charles is a published and multi awarded Poet, Writer, performer, Editor and Author of “Being Refugee Wasn’t a Choice Anthology and Our Voice Is Our Catalyst”. Charles is the founder and president of African Youth Artistic Poetry - AYAP based in Dzaleka Refugee Camp, Malawi. Where Poetry and English are taught to orphaned refugee children and youth.

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Refugee camps are pearly dark graves of dreams,
And we’re the dream diggers;
We’ve been frustrated and frosted to dampen our streams,