You are not your own by S.C Netha

[tabby title="Poet Bio"] Superhero without the cape Giver of yourself, to people Angel on this wretched earth you are unappreciated. We forget, my apologies, we ignore that you gave. Still, give. Of yourself every day. Your pain is the reason...

Sailing On Fertile Lands by Nyashadzashe Chikumbu

[tabby title="Poet Bio"] Mutiny they all cried! "Abandon ship! Abandon ship!" Buttered, ravenous, thirsty for hope. We were marooned bareback- On lush green islands. Had we become prisoners Sailing on fertile lands? [tabby title="Poet Bio"] Nyashadzashe Chikumbu a young Zimbabwean...

The Bells Of Heaven by Nyashadzashe Chikumbu

[tabby title="Poet Bio"] The bells of heaven cling_on Out on rubbish heaps; The tire of life spins. Chuck ! chuck , chuck ... Brittle little industrial hands Buttered like little-strained coal trains; From Binga to Bulawayo. finger through; Rotten tomatoes,...

Poet Profile: Andrew Manyika

“The insight and delight that Andrew’s words give is different and indispensable in an earth grown factious...” – Stan Galloway, Professor of English, Bridgewater College, Virginia, USA Andrew Manyika is a comedian and award-winning poet and writer from Zimbabwe.Combining wit,...

Poetry Is Not a Luxury: Launching at Poetry Africa

2013 has been an exciting year for Poetry Potion. We set out to publish quarterly journals with themes that writers must pick apart, interpret and produce something amazing thereafter. The first print quarterly, themed On Being Human, was launched at...