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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...

Mushrooms in Mint or, On love (xlv) by Salimah Valiani

— in celebration of Myesha Jenkins (1948-2020) at the occasion of International Women’s Month 2023

HEROES ARE BORN IN A LIBRARY by AMOS

in every home library space is a must for minds that roam to wink like stars in the dark space

A Poem A Day Writing Prompt 26 September 2023

1 rule: SUBMIT YOUR BEST WORK “Up for Air” “Rest for Great A’Tuin“ “Shell and shelter” Use the form below to submit For more info about A Poem A Day click here

Melancholy by Sheena

I walked alone amid a cheerful crowd, Cold concrete blocks loud noises, fast paces glittering in gold, the rich and the old.

A Poem A Day Writing Prompt 25 September 2023

1 rule: SUBMIT YOUR BEST WORK “And thus the morning starts” “Bad liquid” “Socially Accepted Addictions” Use the form below to submit For more info about A Poem A Day click here

Over the Braai by Celia Turner

This fire has been lovingly prepared starting small with paper, shavings, kindling, only later adding logs to this testament of trees.