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"Sugar Lips" by Chantel Neasham
2013-08-28 Sugar Lips, that kiss Sweet temptation that I miss Bright eyes they’re the colour Of starlight, clear night sky Oh Sweet baby, drives me crazy For far too long you’ve been away Oh come back, my devil honey Don’t leave my heart hanging this way Chorus: Cruel woman, diamond hunter Makes my heart melt like […]
"The One" by Afikile Dlakavu
2013-08-28 I spent my whole life looking for Someone that would be to me The whole whole world and my life itself Oh all the things I was willing to give cause I never knew what it means to be A woman of her own, oh how I failed to see that All the love I […]
Zebra Crossing: An electrifying novel
2013-08-28 "Without unqualified exultation it would be fair to say that Zebra Crossing is one of the very best works of socially conscious fiction produced in 2013, one that provides ample evidence of tremendous literary ability and a fine understanding of form."
Bewolk, kans op neerslag
2013-08-27 " [...] en tydens die dink vir gedigskryfdie skuinsstrepies reën, tot dun akute vereenvoudig?"
Stil lewe
2013-08-27"Ons liefde se vervaldatum
het aangebreek. In my badkamer
staan grimering en klein allerlei."
Stormy weather
2013-08-27"The collecting of clouds, gathering grey matter
behind the blue gum trees
magnifying the bird calls
the rising humidity"
Through a haze of menthol
2013-08-27 "Through a haze of menthol-infusedCigarette smoke
I see his head bobbing back and forth
With the basic rhythms
Of the music in his mind"
Is almal dan helde?
2013-08-27 Rentia vra: "Waarom identifiseer ons so met die mite van die held? Is ons almal op ’n heldereis?"
Sol Plaatje European Union Award Poetry Award 2013
2013-08-27 Entries for the third Sol Plaatje European Union Poetry Award for poetry in all 11 South African languages have reopened! Winning poems will form part of a poetry anthology that honours the spirit of Sol Plaatje, the activist, linguist and translator, novelist, journalist and leader. The deadline for submissions is now Monday 9 September 2013.
"A letter I'll never send" by Rashid Martin
2013-08-27 I can hardly breathe And its all your fault Gotta find a way To let it all out But you can never know what's on my mind Chorus: That's why I'm writing you This letter I know I'll never send So that you won't ever know Just how much you broke my heart When you […]
"Adios" by Calvin Malotle
2013-08-27 Preferred Band/Artist: AKA Verse 1: Can’t tell you what’s good but I can tell you what’s’ what Diamonds are forever yeah but they never enough To help me cope with my stress had something to puff And to help me forget I got that A in my cup Baby I spit Mary Jane, my flow […]
"Are you happy now" by Jason Botha
2013-08-27 You took my heart And along my soul With it you ran Far from home And with that you know That you broke my heart That you broke my wings Are you happy now? These wings that held you Now broken and torn This heart that welcomed you Not so long ago It’s time to […]
"Before I die" by Thandi Mqanto
2013-08-27 Open up the door Open up the door I can sense thy end is near I know you hoped this would end in a different way I see your face I know you are scared You can hold on to my hand I see those tears Don’t think about the bad; don’t let your mind […]