[tabby title="Poem"] you dress up your depression withthe loudest laughter.camouflage it with grace and trifle.stuff all you can in your mouth.hide all that can cause a scene.ask for more beetroot.have your bleeding unseen when you bite your tonguetrying not to...

[tabby title="Poem"] your body is water takingshape of whatever landscape it rests on. at night,you flow around the wounds your lover has.fill his fissures.stretch to his borders.cover the rough of the skin he finds no comfort in.become his landscape.the shape...

Tshegofatjo Makhafola is a poet from Zebediela, Limpopo, currently based in Johannesburg. A writer and spoken word artist, his work explores themes of Blackness and queerness, using vivid imagery to reflect on these experiences. He holds a degree in Mining...

[tabby title="Poet Bio"] everything you fall in love with,becomes something to lose. when they dissappear,do not turn yourself into incenseyou burnto resurrect the dead.this is not how you call your ancestorsfor interrogation. [tabby title="Poet Bio"] a poet that only knows...

[tabby title="Poet Bio"] if you want to make wind whirls out of your grave, make them. bleed dust. groan lightning. exhale wildfires. if you want to seal off your pain or everything by making your grave a disaster, crack the...