Poet Profile: Kwazi Ndlangisa

Kwazi Ndlangisa is a multi-award-winning performance poet from South Africa, an actor, creative writer, poetry facilitator, events coordinator, nguni folk musician (band) and activist based in Durban but rooted in the deep rural areas of UMzimkhulu called Chamto, KwaBhaca on...

Poet Profile: Thando Fuze

Thando Fuze is a Durban based Modern Contemporary Spoken Word Artist, Writer, Founder of SHEfted MInds, Arts Events Co-ordinator and Director at FuzeArtCo.  Groomed under the guidance and mentorship of Dr Gcina Mhlophe, Fuze is one of a few prominent...

Poetry Is Not a Luxury: Launching at Poetry Africa

2013 has been an exciting year for Poetry Potion. We set out to publish quarterly journals with themes that writers must pick apart, interpret and produce something amazing thereafter. The first print quarterly, themed On Being Human, was launched at...

poetry seen: Events (week 30)

[tabs tab1="event 1" tab2="event 2" tab3="event 3"] Saturday, 12:00 until 15:00 The Bat Centre, Durban R25 Poetry and Musical Performance Event Celebrating the Creative Orchestration of Words and Sounds. We usually don't do open mics but the orchestra is well tuned...