The Poet in 2025- A Checklist

Poetry is the lifeblood of rebellion, revolution, and the raising of consciousness.- Alice Walker New year, same old algorithm in love with its own echo. Looping back to whisper us awake or deeper into slumber. The poet (now far removed...

The subcontracted voice of womxn in art by Dr Thandokuhle S. Mngqibisa

Some time ago, PowerFM had a brief discussion about a new rule supposedly instituted by the Cannes film festival. According to reports in various UK newspapers, women were turned away from red carpet events at the Cannes film festival due...

On listening. And dreams. Poetry as an act of hope. by Vangile Gantsho

In thinking of poetry – both as a teacher and a practitioner – I am always listening for what the poem is trying to say. Listening to the music, and the ground. As a practitioner, I want to push myself...

READ: Poetry Africa 2021 Keynote Address by Dr Stella Nyanzi

​​Dr. Stella Nyanzi is a multiple award-winning medical anthropologist with specialization in sexual and reproductive health, sexual rights and human sexualities in Uganda and The Gambia. She self-identifies as a radical queer feminist scholar, social justice activist, human rights defender,...

On Plagiarism and Blank Pages.

plagiarism noun  pla·gia·rism  \ ˈplā-jə-ˌri-zəm also -jē-ə- \ Definition : an act of copying the ideas or words of another person without giving credit to that person -Merriam Webster Dictionary You saw the definition right? Don’t be that guy. Please. Plagiarism in the poetry world is nothing...