Botsotso: An Anthology of South African Poetry

Description

This anthology of twelve South African poets (seven men and five women) embraces the general Botsotso approach of bringing together a diverse range of artists so as to provide the reader with a representative cross-section of South African literary styles and themes. The cultural terrain under apartheid was necessarily ghettoized but after 1994 new opportunities to engage saw the beginnings of a new wave of writing. Botsotso was one of the first collectives to provide such a platform and this book is a powerful example of what South African poets have to offer. The book is a collaboration between Botsotso and Reality St, an independent publisher of poetry in England, and was originally published in Britain.