Editing Spoken word (section)

==== Kenya ====
In [[Kenya]], poetry performance grew significantly between the late 1990s and early 2000s. This was through organisers and creative hubs such as Kwani Open Mic, Slam Africa, Waamathai's, Poetry at Discovery, Hisia Zangu Poetry, Poetry Slam Africa, Paza Sauti, Anika, Fatuma's Voice, ESPA, Sauti dada, Wenyewe poetry among others. Soon the movement moved to other counties and to universities throughout the country. Spoken word in Kenya has been a means of communication where poets can speak about issues affecting young people in Africa. Some of the well known poets in Kenya are Dorphan, Kenner B, Namatsi Lukoye, Raya Wambui, Wanjiku Mwaura, Teardrops, Mufasa, Mumbi Macharia, Qui Qarre, Sitawa Namwalie, Sitawa Wafula, Anne Moraa, Ngwatilo Mawiyo, Stephen Derwent.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Ekesa|first=Beatrice Jane|date=18 August 2020|title=Integration of Work and Leisure in the Performance of Spoken Word Poetry in Kenya|url=https://jcsll.gta.org.uk/index.php/home/article/view/23|journal=Journal of Critical Studies in Language and Literature|volume=1|issue=3|pages=9–13|doi=10.46809/jcsll.v1i3.23|issn=2732-4605|doi-access=free}}</ref>