Eastlandah David (Wesonga)
Poetry and themes
### Poetry and themes

Eastlandah David considers himself an underground poet, and never does commercial poetry, save for performances. Known as the "people's poet", his works border on the illicit ends of rhyme and love conjured on streets, and his themes resonate soundly with street life. He has been described as the "inside voice" due to his ability to write from "within" the limit circle, of which one has to be in to bring out so eloquently. He justifies love but chastises and criticises it, social [critique](/wiki/Critique "Critique") is his main forte, but does well with love, violence and madness in equal measures. He began writing at the age of 10 and has done so consistently, save for the few disruptions, when he's been forced to stop out of love.

Though he stopped live performances, he did an epic five\-nation [tour](/wiki/Concert_tour "Concert tour") in 2009, to raise credibility level after being challenged by fellow poet Rodney Kiaka to sound response and overwhelming [public support](/wiki/Public_support "Public support"). The tour saw him perform in [Nairobi](/wiki/Nairobi "Nairobi"), [Johannesburg](/wiki/Johannesburg "Johannesburg"), [Kampala](/wiki/Kampala "Kampala"), [Maputo](/wiki/Maputo "Maputo") and [Rwanda](/wiki/Rwanda "Rwanda").

He is an entrant into the international library of poets hall of fame, as well as a syndicate poet for various organisations.

Word has it that a film based on his life is being shot at unknown locations as of 2011, and will be released 2012\.


What award has Eastlandah David been given?