In the emptiness of the house,
I heard my voice many times.
Caves can concur with knowing my voice.
Even the walls of my new home.
The empty house has heard my voice,
it said my words…
When it filled up, echoes died.
Musawenkosi Wiseman Nyembe is a Master of Education graduate from the University of Pretoria. His interest is English literature, especially poetry. As a result, his research study was focused on the challenges faced by learners when studying poetry in English first additional language. His love for literature was instilled by the sight of his mother who read IsiZulu literature for enjoyment. Upon seeing his mother reading, he was inspired to be a reader, a poet and short story writer. At a young age, he developed love for English literature and then studied to become a teacher with majors in English language and Psychology. He is currently a school teacher and departmental head for English language in senior and FET phases. He is also a member of the FET English FAL professional learning community of his district and he is involved in the assessment of English FAL for a cluster of schools in Soweto. Musawenkosi is passionate about literature, the symbolism used in it and always links symbols in literature with reality.