On the page the novelist-poet questions in Kiran Bhat’s seminal work: We of the Forsaken World
The passionate outsider is people. Male people, female people, the displaced, dispossessed who live within the boundaries and structures of psychological extremes.
In a broken...
Revolution from within
A woman who has been abused has deep trust issues. She either hates men, or becomes promiscuous in her sexual lifestyle. She realises that...
A Love Story, Symbols Of the Artist Dambudzo Marechera as Poet and the African Novelist
There is a global village in the glass of milk that stares me down.
Knocks me off my feet. I even find the technology of...
The Anatomy of Loneliness
You’re the star signs of a fortunate man in realms. I won’t fly into you again. You won’t come around like clockwork on a...
Womanhood, Choices, Redemption And Personal Survival In A COVID-19 World
So much pain as the leaves fall and gravity is a symphony. I am a million different people from the one day to the...
To plead the case for justice against corruption in South Africa
There is a struggle we are facing in our democracy. The name of the game is the social construct and economic framework of corruption....
To Hope. To The Africa Renaissance, To My Father, To Love In A COVID-19 World
I called this imperfections. I think of my wise father. I think of my struggle with depression as a blank slate. I am strong...
A Prayer To God, All My Notebooks And Kitchen Table Wisdom In A COVID-19 World
The breathing lessons of the times are changing towards the recovery found in the tumult of light. Day leaves her perspective in every excellent...
On Being A Poet And Finding Your Voice In A COVID-19 World
"You". You look beyond the words. I can understand that. In daylight you open yourself to experience. I find psychological gratification when he says,...
Speeches
Success is no accident. I don't believe in luck, the magic wand, the quick fix. Principles, progress, passion, plans and process being passionate lead...