Barolong Seboni

Barolong Seboni (born 27 April 1957) is a poet and academic from Botswana.

Biography

Born in Kanye, Botswana, he received his BA from the University of Botswana and his master's degree from the University of Wisconsin–Madison. He has translated Botswana proverbs into English. He also had a column in the Botswana Guardian and has done work in other mediums including radio. Barolong is a founding member of the Botswana Writers´ Association (WABO).

Barolong wrote and translated Radio Scripts for Makgabaneng; a radio-based soap opera that aimed to promote safe sex and healthier lives in Botswana by portraying everyday life issues.

Bibliography

Seboni, B. (1986). Images of the Sun. African Studies Program of the University of Wisconsin-Madison. University of Wisconsin, African Studies Program, 1986 Screams and Pleas, ed. Seboni, Mmegi Publishing House, 1992 Lovesongs, Morula Publishers, 1994 Windsongs of the Kgalagdi, Macmillan, 1995 Botswana Cultural Directory, Morula Publishers, 1995 Botswana Poetry Anthology, ed. Seboni, and Biakolo, Morula Publishers, 2002 Lighting the Fire – Literature Anthology for Secondary Schools, Macmillan Botswana, 2003.

References

External links

A profile from a poetry festival

Article by him explaining why he writes

1957 births

Botswana male writers

Living people

University of Wisconsin–Madison alumni

Botswana expatriates in the United States

University of Botswana alumni

International Writing Program alumni

People from Kanye, Botswana

Botswana poets

Botswana radio presenters

Male poets

Botswana journalists

Male journalists

20th-century poets

21st-century poets

20th-century male writers

21st-century male writers