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
The Struggle for Swazini
The Struggle for Swazini / Umtabalato wase Swaziland siSwati Episode 1 Episode 2 Episode 3 Episode 4 English Episode 1
Review: “too much water”? Sarah
Wesley Macheso reviews A History of Disappearance by Sarah Lubala.
Anton Krueger on Everybody is
Salimah Valiani interviews Anton Krueger about his poetry collection, Everybody is a Bridge.
Salimah Valiani on IGoli EGoli
Interview with Salimah Valiani conducted by Sarah Lubala.
K G Goddard on Notes
Brian Walter interviews K G Goddard about his recent volume Notes from the Dream Kingdom.
Brian Walter on Down the
K G Goddard interviews Brian Walter on his poetry collection Down the Baakens Underworld.
David Mann on Once Removed
Allan Kolski Horwitz interviews David Mann on his short story collection Once Removed.
Zeenit Saban-Jacobs on Inside An
David Mann, author of Once Removed, interviews award-winning South African poet Zeenit Saban-Jacobs about her debut collection of poetry Inside
Basil du Toit Interviewed by
David Mann, author of Once Removed, interviews award-winning Scottish-South African poet, Basil du Toit about his latest collection of poetry
The Colours of Our Flag
The Colours of Our Flag was published in 2016, but it feels as timely and relevant now as ever. Would
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