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Africa-Press<\/a> – Lesotho<\/a>. <\/strong><\/span>An ambitious 21-year-old Poet Katleho Nt\u0161onyane, famously known as Prodigy Teller, has become an inspiration to his peers through utilizing art to reveal his<\/p>\n

emotions and intentions to the audience. Prodigy Teller revealed to Informative Arts&Lifestyle that he was inspired into poetry by his teacher back at standard four.<\/p>\n

\u201cEach day we had to write a poem in a 4 quire book and if a week went by without having signed any poem, it was a disaster cast upon you,\u201d he said. He<\/p>\n

says his art intensified as he fell in the hands of Kabelo Mosito, also known as Scalvaitor, who mentored and directed artists at T\u0161akholo high school.<\/p>\n

\u201cI drew so much energy from this much talented artist. He could sing and recite<\/p>\n

all the metaphors that could rage off his throat and I guess he made poetry an abc sequence that we all followed,\u201d he said. He added that Sculvaitor was not<\/p>\n

only an excellent supervisor, but also taught him that \u2018You do not fall in love with poetry but poetry falls in love with you\u201d. \u201cThe first act we pulled was an event held at school.<\/p>\n

It was then when I realised that I am a vocally gifted Prodigy, I had a spotlight that day hovering over my head, as if electric chuckles filled my veins.<\/p>\n

I knew that poetry had chosen me. So I decided to have a name that showcased my work and looked no further than the name Prodigy Teller,\u201d he noted. He<\/p>\n

furthered that after completing his matric he set off the pen for a few months and people started wondering his direct messages asking why he was suddenly<\/p>\n

silent. He thought he was done with poetry but realised that one does not easily run from his God given gift. \u201cWhat is meant for you will always find you<\/p>\n

because you earned it,\u201d continued the poet. \u201cBy the time I took off the pen, I had enough time to study my capabilities and design my craft such that I will mount a stage and hence an open platform for<\/p>\n

poetry performance. I had vision of creating an audience that does not applause when I cry on stage but tells me to preach. An audience that hears my patterns even<\/p>\n

when the speakers fail to pronounce my words, an audience that understands why I say I recite from the dead poet society even when the mics go mute, an<\/p>\n

audience that is loving, caring and supportive like that of Thato Mora Mobu,\u201d he said. Prodigy Teller explained that during this self-introspection he had thoughts ranging<\/p>\n

down on him, moulding into a brighter side where he saw himself as an open mic stunt poet and beating open mic sessions for young poets who want to be heard.<\/p>\n

\u201cI want to be heard, I want to speak for the people and people should listen,\u201d he concluded.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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