“Izwi” is a word that means voice in Shona. Izwi poetry jam is a movement that strives to give upcoming poets a stage to nurture and showcase their poetic talent through hosting spoken word shows. Izwi poetry jam was founded in June of 2017 by Leonard Takudzwa Mukwenga, who, at the time, had just launched his career as a spoken word artist. One of the things he noticed was that getting platforms to perform at was difficult. This sparked in him a fire to create a platform that