Poet, Toni Stuart is doing her bit for Library Week. By collaborating with the Book Lounge and food girl Jade de Waal for a series of Food Jams to raise money for its Library Project. Westridge High Library is still...
The Brunel University African Poetry Prize Shortlist Announced I first saw Vuyelwa Maluleke performing on the DFL 2012 stage. Vuyelwa Maluleke – DFL 2012 from Black Letter Media on Vimeo. And yesterday it was exciting to see her named as...
Hold on, my heart beat Beat for abandoned children of Africa Genocide seems to be reality to them Defenseless and powerless Raped and tortured Hatred and fatherless among them Running for better life Power replicates struggle Struggle among the same...
[tabs tab1=”Poem” tab2=”Poet Bio” ] The voices of her ancestries sang endless ditties, Nomthandazo.. A girl with prayers in her eyes. Her soft palms met to a tempo; Giving dead babies a throb for their underdeveloped hearts Her face stared...
It is library week in South Africa so this week’s writing prompt involves something that is part visual poem, part found poetry. This is called blackout poetry. Find a book, a newspaper, a magazine. and using a marker, black out...