POET MUSE: Mzi Mahola (1949 – 2023)

Poet, Playwright, Novelist For many seasonsOur home layUnder the roof of sorrow. Now I knowThat from a dog’s withered backYou can tell that There’s hunger in a home. South African poet and novelist Mzi Mahola passed away in August 2023. Born in...

Poet Profile: Zandile Carol

Zandile Caroline Sibanda (also known as Zandile Carol) is a Soweto-based spoken word artist of Zimbabwean and Zambian origin. Her inspiration is taken from the likes of William Blake, Emily Brontë, and Sophocles. She considers most of her work as...

POET MUSE: MAISHE MAPONYA (1951 – 2021)

(poet, playwright, academic) Recapturing ourselves In the rubble of facades Every piece a victory We’ll have to create A monument of pieces Every calendar day a monument Every monument a victory Every loss a victory Triumphant sacrifice For we alone...

Book Review: Cycles by Tebogo Nong

Title: CyclesAuthor: Tebogo NongPublisher: Self-PublishedISBN:  978-0-6209193-2-6Reviewer: Ruth de Cerff  In Tebogo Nong’s latest poetry collection Cycles, personal growth is a never ending process Cape Town based writer Tebogo Nong has released her second book of poetry, Cycles. The collection compares...

Three Questions for Mak Manaka

Maakomele 'Mak' Manaka is an award-winning South African poet and author. He has to date published four collections of poetry- If only (2003 Self-published. Edited by Don Mattera), In Time (Geko, 2009), Flowers of a broken smile (Inksword, 2016 )...