[tabby title="Poem"] the coming eruption my first encounter with it walking fastMaboneng to townwith a fiercely internationalist filmmaker friend far east on Commissionerbefore Troyvillea hollow complex ringing withFanakalo liquid orange languagecreatedin the mines heated crossroads of thecountry entire Southern slice...

[tabby title="Poem"] from Prajapati’s firstbreaths the gods sacred plant Soma darknesstears air earth skywound the seasons other planets humanity sweat of limbsever-stretching 3 continentsbreathtaking woundstearing mehuman [tabby title="Poet Bio"] Salimah Valiani is the author of five poetry collections. The most...

[tabby title="Poem"] I. THE FIRST TIME I SPENT AN EXTENDED PERIOD WITH FIDELHE ASKED ME HOW MANY MATH TEACHERS ARE ALLOCATED TO LIMPOPO? AND HOW MANY LITRES OF PETROL ARE CONSUMED IN SOUTH AFRICA EACH YEAR? WHEN WE MARCHED IN...

[tabby title="Poem"] mhangele beneath the fading bluethe cloth recalls strikes every which way white atop the blueblock print guinea fowl walking together foreons beneath the fowlgrassy landthorny veldtrace-less soilshuman fractioned humus what the print maker’s daughter recalls trekking brief moments...

[tabby title="Poem"] May 2021 she put down the book read her own palms deerskin taut over hollowed logwisps and waves brisking hands shoulders ears air she escaped reaching placesno book could conjure she was manyyoungthrough the ages —in dialogue with...