Poets

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  age: z.number().optional(),
  nationality: z.string().optional(),
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  birthplace: z.string().optional(),
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  nickname: z.string().optional(),
  startedPoetry: z.string().optional(),
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---
title: "AJ Peace Justice"
slug: "aj-peace-justice"
type: "individual"
image: "/images/poets/aj-peace-justice.jpg"
description: "A young Rwandan poet who uses poetry to speak against discrimination and express emotions through written words."
biographyAuthor: "Lisa Gilman"
age: 18
nationality: "The Republic of Rwanda"
arrivedInMalawi: "2015"
startedPoetry: "Standard 8"
firstPerformance: "School Assembly"
currentStatus: "Student"
featured: true
---

# AJ Peace Justice

## Biography

AJ Peace Justice is a young man from Rwanda who is 18 years old. He arrived in Malawi in 2015 and is currently a student.

For him, poems are emotions that you can express in written words, and it relieves you. He started his poetry after he got inspired by a friend, Espoir, who started teaching him while they were in standard 8. He firstly recited and performed poetry during a school assembly. The way people perceived his work and encouraged him after the performance pushed him to continue with his writing. He loves poetry a lot, because he can express himself easily.

He wrote a poem about discrimination because he saw and felt the need to speak against discrimination towards people living with disabilities. To him, it is important that such issues are spoken about and addressed.

He tells readers of the book and viewers of the website that, through his poems, he hopes they can learn.

## Featured Poem: I AM NOT THE ONE

I am not the one who troubles
Insulting people in the village
Roaring like a lion, strong like a ghost
Pushing others in my way
Hence, I am thin, like the leg of a cockroach

Buzzing like a bee
Biting as a bee
Not walking, but eating, like death

A dictator isn't who I am
Teasing others
Ruling others in strong way
Others are getting heart attacks
Moving at high speed
Like drops from the heavens
With no break

Stopping others
People's mouths, others leaving their families
Crying for orphans

But he's sitting in the room, smoking, yet on the door is "No Smoking"
Putting leg over leg, counting money from blood

A collector can't collect a collector, cause
A collector is already a collector

*Biography collected and written by Lisa Gilman*

---
title: "Angela Abizera"
slug: "angela-abizera"
type: "individual"
image: "/images/poets/angela-abizera.jpg"
description: "Dzaleka Arts Project Team Leader for Poetry who uses poetry as a powerful tool to convey messages and inspire others."
biographyAuthor: "Lisa Gilman"
nationality: "Rwanda"
role: "Dzaleka Arts Project Team Leader for Poetry"
email: "angeabizera@gmail.com"
currentStatus: "Student (online degree) and Volunteer"
volunteerWork: "Plan International Malawi - Dzaleka Children Parliament mentor"
groupInvolvement: "Youth group and Branches Arts Group"
startedWriting: "Natural talent, inspired by friends"
featured: true
---

# Angela Abizera

## Biography

My name is Angela Abizera, originally from Rwanda. I hardly know my story, I was young then. I currently reside in the Dzaleka refugee camp in Malawi. I am passionate about helping other people and working for the community. I am student doing an online degree, and I do voluntary work under Plan International Malawi as a mentor for the Dzaleka Children Parliament. I am also engaged in a youth group.

I love writing. I just started writing and got inspired and encouraged by friends. Two of my friends who were in the Branches Arts Group here in the camp approached me and told me that they heard that I write poems. They kept on requesting that I show them my poems even though I denied that I write. Then I finally gave in and showed them one of the poems I had written and sent to my friends titled "Dear Peace." They loved it and invited me to join their group, and I did. I never learned about poetry. I would say it's a natural thing because I remember back in the days, I would write short fiction stories and dramas, but at the moment I am not doing that anymore.

Poetry is a powerful tool to be used as you can convey different messages. When people read my poems, I want them to grasp something either to entertain them or educate them. I want my poems to always have a message.

## Featured Poems

### Dear Peace

I heard you are capable
But we don't live in humble
I heard you are responsible
But we are unable

Wars don't cease
We are not living at ease
For they still tease
We are not going to please

We are forced to flee
Called a refugee
But we hope to be free
Like pollen we wait for our bee

### LOVE FOUND US YOUNG

I saw him
Him that caught my eyes
Wide and eager
I had to see him

[Additional verses...]

*Biography collected and written by Lisa Gilman*

touch src/content/poets/poet-name.md

---
title: "Poet Name or Pen Name"
slug: "poet-name"
type: "individual"
image: "/images/poets/poet-name.jpg"
description: "Brief compelling description of the poet and their work"
biographyAuthor: "Interviewer/Writer Name"
age: 22
nationality: "Country"
birthplace: "City, Country"
arrivedInMalawi: "Year"
nickname: "Pen name if applicable"
startedPoetry: "When/how they started (e.g., 'Standard 8', '2018')"
firstPerformance: "Where they first performed"
poetryGroup: "Branches Arts Group" # or other group
currentStatus: "Student / Working / Volunteer"
email: "contact@email.com" # optional
featured: false
---

# Poet Name

## Biography

[Their story in their own words - background, how they discovered poetry, what it means to them, their creative process]

## Poetic Voice and Themes

[What subjects they write about, their style, what messages they aim to convey]

## Featured Poems

### Poem Title 1

[Full poem text, properly formatted]

### Poem Title 2

[Full poem text, properly formatted]

## Impact and Message

[What they hope readers will take away from their poetry]

---

*Biography collected and written by [Author Name]*

### Poem Title

First stanza line one
First stanza line two
First stanza line three

Second stanza line one
Second stanza line two

Third stanza line one
Third stanza line two

### Structured Poem

First line
    Indented line
        More indented
    Back to first indent
Back to beginning

---

*Biography collected and written by [Author Name]*
*Poems © [Poet Name], [Year]*

Dear [Poet Name],

We would like to feature your poetry profile on Dzaleka Online Services. This would include:
- Your biography
- 1-3 of your poems
- Your photo (optional)
- Contact information (if you'd like to include it)

You retain all rights to your poems. We will credit you as the author and you can request removal at any time.

Could you please:
1. Confirm you're comfortable being featured
2. Select 1-3 poems you'd like to share
3. Review and approve the final profile before publication

Thank you for sharing your voice with the community.

import { getCollection } from 'astro:content';

// Get all poets
const poets = await getCollection('poets');

// Filter by group membership
const branchesPoets = poets.filter(p => 
  p.data.poetryGroup === 'Branches Arts Group'
);

// Filter by nationality
const rwandanPoets = poets.filter(p => 
  p.data.nationality === 'Rwanda'
);

// Get featured poets
const featured = poets.filter(p => p.data.featured);

// Sort by age (youngest first)
const youngPoets = poets.sort((a, b) => 
  (a.data.age || 100) - (b.data.age || 100)
);

### Dear Peace / Chère Paix

**English Version:**

I heard you are capable
But we don't live in humble...

**French Version:**

J'ai entendu que tu es capable
Mais nous ne vivons pas dans l'humilité...

## Support This Poet

- **Attend Performances**: [Poet Name] performs regularly at community events
- **Share Their Work**: Help amplify refugee voices by sharing these poems
- **Commission Poems**: Available for custom poems for special occasions
- **Writing Supplies**: Donate notebooks and pens to support young poets
- **Contact**: [contact information if provided]