by Sarah Lubala Sarah Lubala’s A History of Disappearance made: * Brittle Paper’s “Notable African Books of 2022” * African Arguments' “The Best African Books of 2022” * The Africa Reports' “15 Must-read Books This Summer” * Open Country Mag‘s “The 60 Notable Books of...
by Abu Bakr Solomons In this second collection, following his debut A Season of Tenderness and Dread (published by Botsotso, 2018), Abu Bakr Solomons continues his exploration of the unfolding social and political milieu – worlds in transition – both locally and...
by Gail Dendy From the unusual opening poem (conflating birth with a car crash) to its close (an abandoned suitcase representing an entire lifetime), this book weaves its stories backwards and forwards through time and place. There is insight, sensuality, reflection,...
by Makhosazana Xaba Makhosazana Xaba, with several collections and anthologies to her name, is at the forefront of a poetry that embraces penetrating socio-political insight with highly emotional responses to the love and pain that our country provides in such...
edited by Quaz Roodt An anthology of poetry by students at the University of Johannesburg Footprints of the Heart is an anthology of poetry written by University of Johannesburg students and compiled by Quaz Roodt as part of the University's poetry programme. The...
by Abu Bakr Solomons Solomons creates work of contemplation, critique and regret and does more than a little truth-telling in these poems, meditations and photographs. In and through different traditions of culture and poetry, he summons the spirit of the poet as...