Barolong Seboni

Barolong Seboni (born 27 April 1957)^[1] is a poet and academic from Botswana.

Born in Kanye,^[1] Botswana, he received his BA from the University of Botswana and his master's degree from the University of Wisconsin–Madison.^[2] He has translated Botswana proverbs into English. He also had a column in the Botswana Guardian and has done work in other mediums including radio. Barolong is a founding member of the Botswana Writers´ Association (WABO).^[2]

Barolong wrote and translated Radio Scripts for Makgabaneng; a radio-based soap opera that aimed to promote safe sex and healthier lives in Botswana by portraying everyday life issues.

• Seboni, B. (1986). Images of the Sun. African Studies Program of the University of Wisconsin-Madison. University of Wisconsin, African Studies Program, 1986
• Screams and Pleas, ed. Seboni, Mmegi Publishing House, 1992 [1]
• Lovesongs, Morula Publishers, 1994
• Windsongs of the Kgalagdi, Macmillan, 1995
• Botswana Cultural Directory, Morula Publishers, 1995
• Botswana Poetry Anthology, ed. Seboni, and Biakolo, Morula Publishers, 2002
• Lighting the Fire – Literature Anthology for Secondary Schools, Macmillan Botswana, 2003.

• A profile from a poetry festival
• Article by him explaining why he writes

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