Three poems by Joop Bersee

(3 poems)

by Joop Bersee

Hiraeth – Three poems for my mother 1923 – 2012

Hiraeth /hɪəraɪ̯θ/ is a Welsh word that has … Read more

Now we, too, ride in limousines

Now we, too, ride in limousines

by Matthews Phosa

Now we, too, ride in official limousines.
And humbly get:
Yes-master
Yes-sir
Yes-minister
Yes-everything.… Read more

Tiptoed

Tiptoed

by Phelelani Makhanya

(For Gabeba Baderoon)

Silence is the siren of the night
Words take off in lullaby wings
Breaking locks of … Read more

Two poems by Raeez Jacobs

(2 poems)

by Raeez Jacobs

Music is our pain, and our pain is our music

 music is the accidental
uncomfortable sound
when we … Read more

how dangerous they are, the actors!

how dangerous they are, the actors!

by Sjaka S. Septembir

how dishevelled are their spines of diamond!
how far back their breaths extract … Read more