Nakuru's Upgrade Poetry held its third edition of street poetry Nakuru on Sunday at the Maasai Market.
Simon Njaria, one of the founding members said April's edition aims at urging the youth in Nakuru town to be agents of peace.
"This month we look forward to bring the youth together and tell them the importance of works of art such as poetry and spoken word in a bid to spread messages of peace and reconciliation." said Simon Njaria.
The event ran from 4-6pm
The group started at the ACK Cathedral in Nakuru town as a teen club which was predominantly composed of young men and women, most of whom were college and university students.
Today it has grown comprising a band of gifted artistes, producers, singer-songwriters, dancers, actress and actresses from Nakuru town.
Based at the ACK Cathedral, the group organises monthly events of spoken word poetry.
Their performance has seen them participate in popular gigs in Nakuru town
On January 31, the group hosted its first edition, an event that aimed to utilise the works of art to address societal issues, among the pieces that expressed the theme of the afternoon event were pictures and paint drawn from the artists.
Loads of spoken word performance and diverse work of art is expected to spice the afternoon gig which is free to all.