Humour

Coloured Poetry creator on the power of memes to carry us through the pandemic

Simon Orgill is creating lockdown-related memes that remind us that we can — and should — always 'dala' what we must

28 February 2021 - 00:00 By Mila de Villiers

Simon Orgill, creator of meme website Coloured Poetry (https://colouredpoetry.tumblr.com/), member of parody duo Sep & Simon and one of "three brasse (guys) talking kak and making kak" on YouTube's The TALK KAK Show, is representing in the time of Covid by creating lockdown-related memes and tweets which reaffirm that we can — and should — always remember to "dala" (do) what we must. ..

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