Download PDFMasai Nkululeko Dabula is a poet, cultural worker, facilitator and social activist of the working class in the creative industry. He is a co-founder and Creative Director at Habitat61 Creative Hub, an independent hub situated in Thokoza. Raised by his grandmother, who is an activist herself, he witnessed the power and resilience women possess in changing societal issues. Masai is passionate about imparting knowledge through facilitating and mentoring young people, especially women from all walks of life.
In 2018, Dabula worked as a copywriter at King James Group, where he designed 360 degrees campaigns for different well-known brands. He also curated and designed over 15 Literature festivals including the WordnSound literature festival, AFRWEKA poetry festival as well as Slam For Your Life Poetry Challenge.
His work is published in two poetry anthologies, titled The Grounds Ear and Poetry Is Where the Mic Is. Currently, he works as a freelance photo Journalist, content producer and screenplay writer.
This article was submitted as part of the Imbila Yesu publication produced daily for the duration of the Winter School in 2022 (17-22 July 2022). It appeared in Edition No. 1, released on 21 July 2022.
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