Barolong SEBONI ( poet, columnist; Botswana, b. 1957) attended secondary school in London and was a poet-in-residence at the Scottish Poetry Library. Upon returning to Botswana, he co-founded the Writers' Association of Botswana and is now a senior lecturer and director of the writers' workshop at the University of Botswana. Besides having his poetry published in various journals and newspapers, Mr. Seboni's satirical weekly newspaper column "In the Nitty Gritty" and his scripts for the radio soap opera on HIV/AIDS ("Makgabaneng") also enjoy widespread popularity. He is participating courtesy of the U.S. State Department.