Top Poetry Event Opens Nakuru Branch

The Nakuru Branch Launch of the monthly Sitawa Ignited poetry event will take place on Saturday 19th January at Sisima Coffee from 3:00 p.m. and will feature performances from both local and Nairobi poets and bands.

The evening will have a brief screening and discussion just to give the guests a feel of a Sitawa Ignited evening. Entrance to this launch will be Kshs. 500 (which includes Sisima Coffee’s top delicacies and drink).

Sitawa Ignited is a monthly evening of poetry, wine and everything in between (discussions, dance, laughter, tears and screenings) run by renowned Poet and Feather Awards Nominee, Sitawa Wafula. The evening, founded in 2008 under the name Poetry at Discovery, was the third poetry night in Nairobi after Kwani and Nu-Metro sponsored poetry nights and the first non-sponsored poetry night in Nairobi.

In 2012, the evening changed its name to Sitawa Ignited changed from Poetry at Discovery after acquiring a new home at The Business Lounge on the 4th Floor of Nakumatt Junction where it takes place every last Saturday of the month. Due to growth and demand from its followers and the influx of poetry nights in Nairobi, Sitawa saw the need to open a Sitawa Ignited branch in Nakuru.

The evening will be happening every first Saturday of the month at Sisima Coffee which is located on the 1st Floor of Spike Centre just above Chase Bank on Kenyatta Avenue. Just like the Nairobi event, Sitawa Ignited Nakuru will be open to aspiring poets and bands from Nakuru who would like to showcase their work and also be a platform for the locals to discuss their issues over some wine and snacks in the lovely Sisima Coffee ambience.

Opening a Nakuru branch will also provide room for exchange with poets from Nairobi which in the long run adds to the promotion of poetry as a means of livelihood and also expose other talents not necessarily found in Nairobi. Read about the next Nairobi Edition here.

For inquiries on booking or performance spots, call 0734 071 898.