Broken Soul by Gorata Mokgachane

[tabby title="Poet Bio"] and she sat in her own silence, seeking solace within trying to piece together the broken pieces of self back together again trying to find self amongst the broken wine glasses and the shattered mirrors who had...

Believer by Boniswa Campbell

[tabby title="Poet Bio"] You, Are my drug, The sweetest ecstasy that runs through my veins As you drain my soul, As you gain confidence, As you taint, Stain, everything I touch. You give me so much! So much love and...

Candle Light by Raymupats

[tabby title="Poet Bio"] Darkness surrounded me, I then lit my candle This is not a romantic dinner,its not a bubble bath either Piles of books clutter on my small wooden table I am studying under a candle light behind my...

poetry seen: Poetry Africa Schools Poetry Prize

Poetry Africa is probably the best poetry festival on this continent (I'm pretty sure, this is my opinion). Alongside their great annual line-up of established and up&coming poets, Poetry Africa always gives space for budding poets by running the annual...

The Mind’s Eye by Chad Brevis

[tabby title="Poet Bio"] I close my eyes to open up a world where ethereal winds blow and smoke unfurls to create perfect clarity of a black and white landscape that takes shape in this formless void of an unfettered mind....