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Poem of the Week: To be young, educated & South African (Part I) by Reitumetse Johnson

To be young is a gift, in the hands of a nation, …One full of lavender mornings, creatures in dance and lulu songs of hope playing to the fears and fragile hearts… To be young, Gifted, South African It’s a...

Next Edition Submission Call: Between Black and White

SUBMISSIONS FOR THIS CALL ARE CLOSED… see A Poem A Day for calls for the Poem of the Day In South Africa, politics and poetics seem to have always been entwined. The journalists, bloggers and others can have their say...

the shiNdig is back! Arts festival in Limpopo

it’s the unusual usual … an onslaught of musical, visual, spoken, and dramatic arts, featuring mostly Limpopo-based artists neng? 28-29 September 2012 kae? Haenertsburg village & Mina’s @ Zwakala Programme 27 Sept – (shhhh) – poetry/literary nite @ Art Shop,...

Poetry Africa: Schools Poetry Writing Competition

Press Release: the 16th POETRY AFRICA, International Poetry Festival kicks off on the 15th of October 2012, in Durban. With its long-standing commitment towards nurturing a culture of reading and writing poetry, especially amongst the youth, Poetry Africa invites learners...