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Contentment

Celimpilo Surprise Ndebele — Tue, 26 Mar 2019 12:46:10 +0000

You will notice that life is no delusion Once you escape your hypnotic intelligence. With in-depth and comprehensive attention, You will realize that its only elegance of the Almighty. Like the grace of ballerina conveying prayer of thanks. You will notice that life is no delusion Once you begin to journey with the delightful. Laugh [...]

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Bongani Mavundla – Poetry Feature

Bongani Mavundla — Mon, 28 May 2018 09:31:03 +0000

Away from the entanglements of the violence we once thought was confined to the townships I traverse Into the artificial homelands Where enigmatic mountains remain unnamed yet fenced in the name of early European settlers Where blacks unconsciously live through changing times walking as obelisks of unchanging histories of :dispossession, super-exploitation, racial “shared-monopolies”, civilisational childhood, [...]

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Celimpilo Ndebele – Poetry Feature

Celimpilo Surprise Ndebele — Mon, 07 May 2018 11:55:45 +0000

Do no Bury my body! I hopped along Just one more leap I told myself I was not going to stop, I actually knew I wasn’t. Again and again, Over and over I dropped down on my black face I tasted sand and blood on my throat, I exhaled with my lips on the [...]

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Abunu K. Minka – Poetry Feature

Abunu K. Minka — Mon, 07 May 2018 11:50:26 +0000

In Search of Africa’s Crowned Jewel I’ve traveled 5000km in search of this jewel The Jewel I seek is precious and rare, and loves the texture of her own hair. This Jewel is unique and doesn’t move with the crowd, She’ll know when to be silent and when it’s time to be loud. I don’t [...]

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Nkululeko Zondi – Poetry Feature

Consciousness Admin — Fri, 13 Jan 2017 10:14:32 +0000

Nkululeko Zondi is a former University of Johannesburg student and a University of South Africa graduate. He was raised both in KwaMashu and Soweto and considers himself a conscious black individual who is well aware of the inequalities that Steve Biko spoke of decades ago. Nkululeko very active on social media platforms. Facebook: Nkululeko YeSizwe [...]

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Poetry Feature – Callum Andrew McGhee

Consciousness Admin — Thu, 15 Dec 2016 16:04:58 +0000

My name is Callum Andrew McGhee. I am from Johannesburg, born in Roodepoort many years ago in 1983. I have travelled a lot and experienced a lot of things, both good and bad. I play guitar and piano, but most importantly I love putting my personality onto paper. I write short stories and poetry about [...]

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Asar Alkebulan – Poetry Feature

ASAR ALKEBULAN — Mon, 21 Nov 2016 18:29:41 +0000

ASAR ALKEBULAN (Uncle ASAR) is an American(ized) African expatriate to West Africa and is a poet, philosopher, storyteller, essayist, lyricist and resolute Pan-Africanist. I’m on my way to Ogba For Augusta, my angel in the dark . . . From lekki to Obalende, ‘hundred naira transport pay Im on my way to Ogba, say, [...]

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Clear – Artist Profile

Consciousness Admin — Wed, 12 Oct 2016 06:46:59 +0000

Ladies and Gentlemen… Brothers and Sisters from near and far! You and Yours brings to you “Speaking from Experience (Growth)” showcase at the State Theatre on the 1st and 3rd of December 2016 Clear’s Speaking From Experience Synopsis – Clear gets to share his life-time experiences with everybody on stage, performing poems of different topics [...]

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Zamokuhle Madinana – Poetry Feature

Wesley Pepper — Wed, 17 Aug 2016 08:55:36 +0000

time there is a plenty of growing fetuses of hope inside a womb of time dark yesterday is devoured by famished fire in a beautiful land of new dreams tranquil skies bestow desolate hearts with new thoughts time resurrects dead hopes from a gigantic grave of pain & the face of today eventually bears rainbow [...]

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Mrisi Makondo – Artist Feature

Wesley Pepper — Sun, 17 Jul 2016 12:30:12 +0000

Pianist, rapper and producer Mrisi has performed his unique mix of hip hop, jazz, African, reggae and other genres at the Glasgow Commonwealth Games, The Brighton Fringe Festival & all over the UK and South Africa supporting the likes of Omar, Prince Fatty, Don Letts, Rodney P and Rizzle Kicks. I offer rap, poetry, production [...]

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