A Poem A Day writing prompt 17 April 2017

1 rule: SUBMIT YOUR BEST WORK "Last year I walked through this sea of bodies" from Vigil (2) by Malika Booker, page 23 in Your Family, Your Body (Modern Poets 3). use the form below to submit [gravityform id="2" title="true"...

Watch poet Juliane Bitek announce the winning of the Inaugural Okot p’Bitek Prize

I had the pleasure of being a judge for this unique prize. While Juliane could not be at Writivism to announce the winner, she was able to record her speech and made the announcements of who had won. The shortlisted...

Mzanzi, a teardrop by Thabang Ngoma

[tabby title="Poet Bio"] The half-eaten, rotten remains of a culture Still tastes like success to a ravenous vulture To his chin, a sparkling teardrop drips Into the abysmal from their slipping tight grips Atop the tip of a sunken continent...

Beautiful Black Empress Queen by Flow Masengesho

[tabby title="Poet Bio"] Roots, ink, oceans shores colour me the branches of trees to let the world know that the earth wants to be one with me. I am a sunrise the skies have longed to see, midnight is home...

Through New Eyes by Thabang Ngoma

[tabby title="Poet Bio"] The train approaches in the distance Through a tunnel we gave birth The chimney smog marries the low clouds Of increasing heavy traffic and haze of garbage fires Red roof tops absorb long wave radiation The neighbourhood’s...