Segomotso Palesa Motsumi reviews The Looking Glass Anthology: Through the Single Gal’s Lens (Poetree Publications 2019) Title: The Looking Glass Anthology V1: Through the Single Gal’s Lens ISBN: 9780639821009 Publisher: Poetree Publications Genre: Multiple (poetry, short fiction, visual art) As...

Collective Amnesia by Koleka Putuma, is arguably one of the most intriguing collections of poetry to come out of South Africa. Putuma’s first collection of poetry struck me as a beautiful disruption: A loud, unapologetic voice yelling back at the...

The Broken men Chapbook is Thabiso Afurakan Mohare's first collection of poetry, published under Vanilla pod and RYB(Re Ya Bala) publishers. Thabiso is the founder and CEO of one of South Africa's most popular poetry platforms, WordNSound and is also...

Title: Twelve + One. Some Jo’burg poets: their artistic lives and poetry Edited by: Mike Alfred Publisher: Botsotso Publishing Year: 2014 Botsotso Publishing is best known for its literary journal, Botsotso as well as numerous poetry titles and the performances...

I was recently interrogated by my conscious on my objective in this passion I developed of reviewing fellow writers’ books. As much as there’s a motive of promotion, there is equally a significant need for grooming and nurturing critique so...