Poet Muse: Don Mattera (1935 -2022)

(poet, journalist, activist) Remember to call at my graveWhen freedom finallyWalks the landSo that I may riseTo tread familiar pathsTo see broken chainsFallen prejudiceForgotten injuryPardoned pains. And when my eyes have filled their sightDo not run away for frightIf I...

A Poem A Day Writing Prompt 27 May

1 rule: SUBMIT YOUR BEST WORK The poem below is by Don Mattera. Respond to it with your own poem. use the form below to submit [gravityform id="2" title="true" description="false"] For more info about A Poem A Day click here

The 7th Word N Sound Festival is Here!

When Words Collide 7th Word N Sound International Youth Poetry Festival 2017 4 – 8 October 2017, Market Theatre Lab, Newtown Feat: Msaki, Leshie Lovesong (Botswana), Alessandro Lutman (Italy), Modise Sekgothe, Hakeen Anderson-Lesolang, Mutinta Bbenkele (Zambia), Kwazi Ndlangisa, Emmah Mabye,...

A Poem A Day Writing Prompt 24 July 2017

1 rule: SUBMIT YOUR BEST WORK   ''I am the tortured Unavenged lover...''   From the poem I Am  in Azanian love Song [1983] by Don Matera   use the form below to submit [gravityform id="2" title="true" description="false"] For more...

Children of Asazi

The children of great men and woman often bear the weight of their parents’ legacy. They can choose to accept the burden or reject it. If they accept it, they could rise above and beyond or fail tragically. If they...