“I am on a quest to find the perfect poem,a gentle balance between word, rhythm and thought …a poem that sends the moon and sun dancing over the skyline hand in hand”⁠—Kojo Baffoe I find myself slouched in the corner...

Some time ago, PowerFM had a brief discussion about a new rule supposedly instituted by the Cannes film festival. According to reports in various UK newspapers, women were turned away from red carpet events at the Cannes film festival due...

How do I find my voice? Who do I ask? A spaza-shop lady owner at the middle of the end of her road? “Dumela mama, do you know how I can find my voice?” Or do I ask the spotie...

In thinking of poetry – both as a teacher and a practitioner – I am always listening for what the poem is trying to say. Listening to the music, and the ground. As a practitioner, I want to push myself...

“I feel the only thing you can do about life is to preserve it, by art if you're an artist, by children if you're not.”― Philip Larkin Poetry becomes many different things to many different people at many different times in...