Beyond What We See by Wisdom Ncube

[tabby title="Poem"] There is a world beyond our own,A place of magic yet unknown,Where stars dance in the sky above,And wonders flow like endless love. There is a world of untold dreams,Of hidden streams and silent streams,Of mountains high and...

Memories by Beula Kapp

[tabby title="Poem"] Looking at the photograph itputs a smile on my face for thethings I can remember almost likeit was yesterday we had so much funthe things we got up to it could only be donein the days of our...

Raising Black Pepper by INWI

[tabby title="Poem"] So quiet are the voices ringing at the back of our throatsCoiling  like forgotten ancestral prayers,Like forgotten songs.The sin of their fathers raises mountains under our hued skin,a landscape of black mountains weeping.The memory of the sun is...

I Am a Poet: A South African Poetry Documentary by Ikaye Masisi

The inspiration behind the doccie was to begin a journey of documenting the soul, energy and spirit of poetry in these contemporary times. I was curious, and still am, about the beautiful madness inherent in audiences being moved by the...

Three Questions for Mak Manaka

Maakomele 'Mak' Manaka is an award-winning South African poet and author. He has to date published four collections of poetry- If only (2003 Self-published. Edited by Don Mattera), In Time (Geko, 2009), Flowers of a broken smile (Inksword, 2016 )...