Mak Manaka & the Literari Stokffel

Mak Manaka, well known South African poet, is at the helm of a new literary movement. One that aims to remind us that "Our Creativity is Our Currency". I spoke to him one June evening at the monthly Literari Stokffel...

editorial: Every Generation

Back in the day, the early 2000s, there’s something we used to say at poetry sessions. “Poetry is not a competition, poetry is a mission” In fact, I think it was a line in a poem by someone… but I...

poetry seen: TjoVitjo Bavino (complete text)

a thought in process... “Icons are essentially products of our times, and of their times, their construction is informed by their specific reaction to social and political circumstances. Such reactions though generated from a subjective place, are never private”~Xoli Norman...

Lesego Rampolokeng at Afrikan Freedom Station

So, it looks like it's Lesego Rampolokeng week over at the Afrikan Freedom Station! *air-punch* Afrikan Freedom Station has decided to celebrate the work of Lesego Rampolokeng with a series of events that begin tonight and end on Afrika Day...