Poetry Video: There is a woman in the mountain. This morning – Toni Stuart (A Film By Probar Ripon)

Toni Stuart is a South African poet, performer and spoken word educator. Her work has been published in anthologies, journals and non-fiction books locally and abroad. In 2014 she was part of the Scottish Poetry Library’s Commonwealth Poets United exchange....

POETRY VIDEO: Sarah Baartman by Tinashe Tafirenyika

Tinashe Tafirenyika is a multi-award-winning writer and poet from Zimbabwe. In 2017 she became the first woman and youngest person to receive a National Arts Merit Award (NAMA) in Spoken Word Poetry in Zimbabwe. The same year she also received...

Poetry Video: Smoke by Belita André

Belita André is a Johannesburg based spoken word artist of Nigerian and Namibian descent. She is at the forefront of the Johannesburg poetry scene as both a performer and organizer. In 2019 she contributed to the groundbreaking poetry-colouring book 'Colour Me...

Poetry Video: Victim’s Apology by Yamoria

Mfumo and Fumane Ntlhabane are Yamoria; a multi-talented creative duo from the West Rand of Johannesburg. They are both Poets, radio personalities, and co-authors of the groundbreaking poetry-colouring book "Colour me Melanin". And yes they are twins. Since their emergence...

Poetry Video: Eziko Lamaphupho by Sabelo Soko

Sabelo Soko is a Johannesburg based writer, performer from eMkhondo, in Mpumalanga. His writings have been published by Geko Publishing, Reunited Siblings and a recently self-published poetry chapbook which accompanies his latest musical offering, Umkhondo. Soko is a former contributor for...