[tabs tab1="Q&A" tab2="A Word from..." tab3="About the Contributor"] Nthabiseng Kgoronyane* spoke to two young, up and coming poets from Kuruman about their writing and inspiration. Poetry Potion: Tell us about yourself? Tshepang Oageng: My name is Tshepang Clifford Oageng from...
Poetry Potion: Where do you come from and how did you get here? Andrew Manyika: I was born in Zimbabwe in the 80s. When my dad came to SA for work, he brought his family with him. I was fortunate...
As Lauryn Hill once sang, music is supposed to inspire. It seems to me that ProVerb couldn’t possibly create a song that doesn’t inspire. His latest offering Writers’ Club has us all bumping heads in appreciation to one of SA’s...
“If you see a friend without a smile; give him one of yours.” ~Proverb The performance poetry has been going strong for years now. Well, for a while it seemed to lose it’s steam but these last two years, it...
“Honest writers write what they see, experience, live.” Forty one years ago, Songs of the Cowhide Drum was published. This book, a humble collection of poetry, would become the key that would open doors for the writer, Oswald Mtshali. Liberal...