Michelle Thanya Moyo, popularly known as Michelle Thanya is a 20 year old Zimbabwean poet, writer, theatre enthusiast, Actress and a Music manager. She has performed in several Intwasa Arts Festival competitions and they have been a major player in her development as an artist, winning the Intwasa Extra Arts Festival Poetry Slam as the youngest poet there, runner up in the Intwasa arts poetry slams for two years, and second place in group poetry in the 100girls 100 voices initiative, champion in the Skyz Metro FM Public Speaking Competition The Bulawayo Junior City Council Annual Day of The African Child Public Speaking Competition two years consecutively. In theatre she has won best Cameo role in the Intwasa High Schools Drama Competition. In 2021 Michelle starred in a short film ‘’DATE NIGHT’’. The film set to out to educate people about date rape. She has also performed at the Bulawayo Arts Festival under the Bulawayo City Council. Recently she was part of Project Being Human, a collaboration of poets, dancers and musicians all seeking to fuse the three art forms. Aside from Poetry Michelle is also a lifestyle podcaster in the show ‘’ Thanya Two Cents’’ available on Anchor and Spotify. Michelle continues to seek more spaces to fill and showcase her talents.