Nthikeng Mohlele On Writing: Choice, Consciousness, Self, The Novelist, The Man And The Artistic Life
Nthikeng Mohlele was partly raised in Limpopo and Tembisa Township, and attended the University of the Witwatersrand, where he obtained a BA in dramatic...
The Poet Eugene Skeef: “Violent Seed”, Quiet Dreams And The Trust Of Strangers
AG: Please introduce yourself.
ES: My name is Eugene Skeef. I am a South African living in London since I went into exile from my...
The Straight Path: In Praise Of Israeli and Palestinian Poets
I am writing this to honour the dead. Every single person that's experienced affliction during this, what they call, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Like Yehuda Amichai,...
Another year of sadness for Sudan
I didn’t go to the poet Mzi Mahola’s funeral. Ernest, another well-known Eastern Cape poet, said that he would give me a lift in...
For my mother
In December of 2023, almost a year ago, the prize giving ceremony of the Sol Plaatje European Union Poetry Award was held at the...
King of My Castle
Early in 2024, while my baby niece lay sleeping beside me I searched through the channels on YouTube for something to watch and discovered...
South Africa: 30 Years Of Democracy
In A Question of Power South African writer Bessie Head writes, “Life is such a gentle, treasured thing. I learn about it every minute....
The Shore: On Poets, Schiller And Making Mention Of The Goethean Observation
This is a prose poem that on the face of it in so many words is for children in conflict, war and genocide around...
Finding Awe, Reading Poems On A Starry Night And German-born South African Poetess Silke Heiss
“The heart wants what it wants,” sings the American pop artist, actress and mental health advocate Selena Gomez on my mobile phone. I am...
The Long Road Of Mentorship: My Friend, The Poet Mzi Mahola And A Country Of Stones
South African Mzi Mahola, selfless poet, gifted confidante, writer, author, had a lot to be proud of in my books. He knew and understood...