What the Trumpeter Said by Karl Luntta
A thread that binds the ten stories in What the Trumpeter Said is their locations, exotic for some, routine for others – like life itself.
The Savagery of Sundays by Les Morison
“A daily writing practice over the past two years has led to my writing on a wide range of themes. I suspect that someone pours a little
Barefoot and Bright by Nelson Ratau
Written in an intensely lyrical mode with very strong elements of African narrative poetry, this collection is imbued with the spirit of the imbongi, in that its
volcanoed/ηφαιστειωθής by Petros Isaakidis
volcanoed/ηφαιστειωθής is a poetry collection that attempts to capture a contemplative journey undertaken through the simultaneous use of English and Greek languages. Each double poem is not
Returning Signs by Sean MacGinty
Much of the backbone of the manuscript was written during the pandemic, and then gradually refined over the following years. Many of the ideas had been stirring
Palestinofication by Zeenit Saban-Jacobs
This prose poetry chapbook is my humble effort to bring attention to the ongoing catastrophe in the Middle East — Israel’s engineered famine, its genocide, infanticide, and
Palestine in My Heart by Pitika Ntuli
In the shadow of Israel’s genocide of the people of Gaza (almost all refugees from the ethnic cleansing perpetrated by Jewish settlers in 1948), this collection, drawn
What is Owed by Kelwyn Sole
In this, his ninth poetry collection, Kelwyn Sole gives voice to a wide range of concerns, characteristically interweaving the personal with a wider social and political focus.
Inside an Eyeball by Zeenit Saban-Jacobs
The collection deals with strange and mysterious subject matter such as mysticism, surrealism, Middle Eastern mythology, and dreams.
Joburg / Jozi / Egoli Poetry Anthology
Some months ago Mike Alfred and I decided to compile an anthology of new poems about Joburg. There have been many written in the past but we
Studies in Khoisan Verbs by Basil du Toit
Du Toit draws on his childhood years in Botswana (the Bechuanaland Protectorate, as it was in those days) to examine questions of language identity and entitlement.
Down the Baakens / Underworld by Brian Walter
The text reflects on the past, and many of the troubles we face today were wrought in the past. The text is indeed a quest for kindness
Notes from the Dream Kingdom by K. G. Goddard
“The genesis of this long poem lies in a twelve-year sojourn in Saudi Arabia, where I worked, teaching at a university in the oil-rich eastern province of that
A Place to Night in by Frank Meintjies
In this poetry collection, Frank Meintjies navigates, to quote one of the poems, “the land, the land, the land” and engages with issues of dislocation, diverse landscapes,
Rubble by Abu Bakr Solomons
In this, his third collection of poetry, Solomons foregrounds portraits as well as memories of personal shifts, and reflections in the context of a broad national and
Hungry on arrival by Kabelo Mofokeng
My collection embraces different kinds of poetry. Some poems come via my home in Pimville Soweto, the urban sounds and multilingual speech patterns as I move through
u-Grand, Malume? by Sizakele Nkosi
“u-Grand, Malume? (Zulu slang: are you ok, Uncle?) is dedicated to two uncles who were victims of the antiapartheid struggle. The poems are my way of bringing
Zabalaza Republic by Sihle Ntuli
“Zabalaza Republic reiterates the need for my people to find value in our blackness. For my generation, the battle against white supremacy culture has taken on psychological
Everybody is a Bridge by Anton Krueger
The same poet who observes that ‘Everybody is a bridge’, then asks in Zen -fashion, “Is it me, or is it you?/ are you reflection or projection
Once Removed by David Mann
The stories in Once Removed traverse the theatres, artist studios and archives that characterise the world of contemporary art and performance. But they also zero in on
Wie’s Baas Op Die Plaas?
An audio-drama commissioned by ILRIG (International Labour Research and Information Group) and produced by the BOTSOTSO arts collective with a
Studies in Khoisan Verbs by
Du Toit draws on his childhood years in Botswana (the Bechuanaland Protectorate, as it was in those days) to examine
Blakcmoon – Mick Raubenheimer
“It is said that writing about music is the equivalent of dancing about architecture. Mick Raubenheimer, however, grasps in Bukowskian
New Poetry by Jana van
Jana van Niekerk is a South African writer living in Cape Town. Her short stories and poetry appear in multiple
John Mateer: This Nostalgia
John Mateer’s parents were born in Cape Town, living there until their twenties. From his early childhood, their nostalgia for
Whine of a dog by
A yellow haze hid the kopjes. A lonely farmhouse on the arid veldt. Madge sighed. Too hot and still, as
In The Wake’s Album Launch
Expectation as a human feature is naturally flawed. This entity, very easily and perhaps deceptively so as someone more cynical
Maxwell the Gorilla and the
Botsotso has long admired the work of the late Angifi Proctor Dladla, and valued him as a friend, artist and