The year for poetry in Africa-#BNPA2015

I'm more than convinced that this is the year for poetry in Africa. This is when poets shall have the core spaces at literary festivals, instead of occupying tiny fragments just because the organisers feel sorry for us. Keynote addresses starting with a poem or two, ok to be fair maybe not that but at least opening sessions at meetings. Poetry summarises self-help, inspiration and am, so why not include it in your program?