Eric Onyango Otieno

Eric Onyango Otieno aka Rixpoet is a Kenyan poet, born and bred in Nairobi.  He is a Social Media Executive when he is not creating, reading, having tea, or dancing. He began writing poetry at the age of sixteen, and has been performing his work in several poetry events including Kwani? Open Mic, A Word & A Mic, Poetry At The Park, Slam Africa, Poetry Spot, Upgrade Poetry, Poetry Under The Stars, Words Galore, among others. Oyang Otieno is the Co-Founder of Fatuma’s Voice, an arts forum that brings people together to discuss societal matters using poetry, music, dance, motivational speaking and other forms of art. He is also involved in mentoring young poets across East Africa. ”Rix” is also the founder of Siri Zangu, an organization that’s out to help people use their traumatic backgrounds for betterment of themselves and their surrounding by having them share their stories to heal