Poet, Playwright, Novelist For many seasonsOur home layUnder the roof of sorrow. Now I knowThat from a dog’s withered backYou can tell that There’s hunger in a home. South African poet and novelist Mzi Mahola passed away in August 2023. Born in...

(poet, playwright, academic) Recapturing ourselves In the rubble of facades Every piece a victory We’ll have to create A monument of pieces Every calendar day a monument Every monument a victory Every loss a victory Triumphant sacrifice For we alone...

(Poet, playwright and creative writing teacher) “You flew away,never bothered.I went my way,never botheredonce we were one.” PHRRR ((Dladla, A. (2020). PHRRR Poem by Angifi Proctor Dladla - Poem Hunter. PoemHunter.com. Retrieved 7 November 2020, from https://www.poemhunter.com/poem/phrrr/.)) courtesy of Facebook Poet, playwright and teacher...

(poet, playwright, novelist) “i found god in myself and i loved her i loved her fiercely” ― Ntozake Shange   Poet, playwright, novelist and activist Ntozake Shange passed away on 27 October 2018. Shange was 70 years old at the time of...