Poems for Peace: How poetry can promote peace around the world - BBC Africa

With violence and wars on the rise, the United Nations is taking a new approach to spreading messages of peace, appointing a Nigerian poet as its first Global Peace Advocate. The BBC spoke with Maryam Bukar Hassan, popularly known as AlhanIslam, about how poetry can be a tool for building peace and about her journey to becoming one of Africa’s most prominent spoken word artists. Subscribe: http://bit.ly/subscribetoafrica Website: https://www.bbc.com/africa Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bbcnewsafrica/ Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/bbcafrica/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bbcafrica/