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  • The Many Skins We Wear

    By Angel Joseph We all wear skins, so different, so true,In hues of the earth, from every view.Some are as light as the soft morning sun,Others are dark, like the… Read more

  • Mokwadi

    By Laone J. Mangwa After receiving feedback on his fourth draft, Mokwadi feels invigorated and ready to prepare the story for final submission. He’s part of a continental virtual writing… Read more

  • Don’t Forget (A poem for Sahrawi)

    By Cynthia Thanda As you click your computerBrowsing through the liesFabricated to erase my lifeKnow that I am somewhereUnder the sizzling sandsThat now suffocate my land. My rotting body lies… Read more

  • Later

    Akim Mbwemanga “Later, later,” I cried.Mother Nature smiledKnowing precisely all that’s meant to be,Everything her spouse had in store for me,“Do it later,” I said, unfortunately. Father Time grinned,“He said… Read more

  • I Wish You Cheated

    By Angel Joseph I wish you cheated, broke my heart in two,Left a stain so deep, I could hate you.I wish you lied, said cruel things in spite,So I’d have… Read more

  • A Tick Tale

    By Dorcas B. Molefe The Fish Eagle radio newscaster Kantejang Kantejang announced on the 19:00 news that the Form 5 examination results were out. His voice was warm and pleasant.… Read more

  • Sebele: The Unerring Messenger

    By Ronald Tlhokojapelo I. i. Every nation carries its secretslike the red mist that billowsfrom the half-glance of the sunat the break of a pocketed dawn. This is Kopong,where the… Read more

  • Rain

    By Akim Mbwemanga The greater the pain,The more pleasant the gainBlood stains my soul, from all the vices slain.Tears fall,as I stand aloof in the rainFears crawl and endorse self-blame.I… Read more

  • Chains

    By Akim Mbewamanga We will bleed sweat and cry blood As all that we’ve worked for is squeezed into tears Fears die, as we drown in beers Dry eyes stare… Read more

  • Heretic Mountains

    By Teedzani Thapelo Beneath a sun cast cold by ash and smoke,I tread these paths, where once laughter woke.These mountains, once our haven, stand unbowed,But echo with the silence of… Read more

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