Category: words
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ABOUT: Yacoob Manjoo
Yacoob Manjoo is a writer, blogger, husband, and father of two. Writing is his passion, and sharing beneficial knowledge and insights has been a pillar of his life for more than a decade. An anthology of his poetry and prose is due for publication in late 2019. He writes at dreamlife.wordpress.com. Two of his poems…
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ABOUT: TWD Mohapi
TWD Mohapi has written many books of varying genres including poetry, short stories, folklore and novels. Although he started writing poetry in English, he has only ever been published in his mother-tongue, Sesotho, resulting in an illustrious literary career spanning 30 years. His many accolades include the Thomas Mokopu Mofolo Award for the poetry anthology, Bophelo…
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ABOUT: Thibedi Mokgokong
Thibedi Mokgokong is a poet who discovered writing through the strain of living in a house where “a child is seen but not heard.” Poetry was a way to express complex and suppressed emotions in a verbose but quiet manner. The weight in his poetry comes from words and expressions long kept but never spoke.…
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Chat with Mihlali
Firstly, tell us a bit about yourself. My name is Mihlali Songcaka, I’ll be 25 in September. I was born in Mthatha, Eastern Cape. I speak IsiXhosa as well as English, Sesotho/Setswana and Afrikaans. I used to play rugby and I started writing poetry in 2012. What were you like at school? I had a…
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Imbokodo (Winnie Mandela)
You saved us, You fought for us, Inspired our mothers and sisters around Africa and the world. Showed man and woman, and embodied, Strength, Courage, Vision. Showing us as the nation, Never to back down and to keep fighting, You left us and into dark holes, Our hearts fell, Mama Imbokodo, To the nation, The…
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Kansas City Shuffle: Valentines Edition
Whoever said that nothing good nor contrustuve could come from a WhatsApp group clearly hasn’t been me for the past few days. Were it not for our girl’s group, I truly would not have realised that yesterday was Valentine’s day, wasn’t it? No…. I mean, there wasn’t much red, white and pink around, and lest…
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An Ode to Johannesburg
Johannesburg, Jo-hustlers-burg, Jo-hazardous-burg, Damn, I love this city. (2007)