Barolong Seboni Explained

Barolong Seboni
Birth Name:	Barolong Seboni
Nationality:	Botswana
Occupation:	Poet writer

Barolong Seboni (born 27 April 1957)^[1] 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.^[2] 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).^[2]

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 https://worldcat.org/en/title/896779292
• 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.

External links

• A profile from a poetry festival
• Article by him explaining why he writes

Notes and References

1. Web site: Barolong Seboni. bseboni.blogspot.co.uk. 21 November 2017.
2. Web site: africaindialogue . 2016-09-30 . The History and Future of Literature in Botswana: A Dialogue with Barolong Seboni . 2022-05-29 . Africa in Dialogue . en-US.