Unwatered Roses

Symon Maguru

Symon Maguru is a Poet, Journalist, Author and Singer-songwriter From Malawi born in Blantyre City on 19th February 1998. He realized his potential when he was in secondary school in 2014, two years later in college he gained recognition with his poem "When the sunrises." Passing through a tough time, having no support from local newspapers, the journey prolonged. Symon Maguru's Poetry captures his experiences in life, culture, religion, national affairs and matters of global interest. Maguru has worked with Better than Starbucks poetry magazine in 2020 and his poems were published in their bi-monthly Journals from January to May. Throughout his written poetry career, he is driven by zeal to make traditional poetry rise again, learning from Malawian Poetry legends like James David Rubadiri, Jack Mapanje, J.W. Gwengwe, Benedicto Wokomaatani Malunga et cetera. He dreams of revitalising traditional poetry with Afrocentric touch and more other genres among fellow Poets with a vision of expanding horizons of Malawian Poetry. more…

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