A chat with Chioniso Vimbayi Tsikisayi, an award wining poet, writer and storyteller from Bulawayo, Zimbabwe Watch the episode on Youtube: https://youtu.be/1KvDQQ5byNI Check out Chichi's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/chichi_celest **Time Stamps 00:00:00 Intro 00:03:36 Struggles in Zimbabwe 00:06:45 Cottage 47 00:09:40 Idea vs Execution 00:13:45 Why Poetry 00:15:30 Competition 00:16:52 First Poem 00:18:57 Introvert? 00:22:33 Expectations 00:24:57 Content vs Art 00:28:29 Content Game 00:32:13 Poetic Identity 00:35:23 Emotional Black Tax 00:38:09 Dealing with Struggle 00:42:05 Being too Deep? 00:44:12 Money 00:48:23 Income Streams 00:50:56 Diversification 00:52:43 Meaning of Life? 00:54:10 Writers’ Recognition 00:57:55 Credibility 00:59:56 Sexualisation 01:07:03 Liberation? 01:09:35 Relating to Black Americans 01:12:21 Hijacking Movements 01:16:45 Q & A 01:18:01 Odd inspiration? 01:18:37 Literary Roundtable? 01:19:48 Writing Rituals /  Superstitions? 01:20:42 Comedy? 01:21:17 Weirdest Play? 01:23:38 Oddest Reaction 01:24:56 Poetic Form? 01:25:30 Conclusion