Pan-African feminist publisher based in South Africa
Rosamund lives on a farm outside Makhanda, Eastern Cape. Her two poetry books are The Peeling of Skies (Aerial, 2004) and The Hurricurrent (Deep South, 2011).
“Living in comparative isolation helps me free the tide of feelings that’s swept me to my present place. My editing skills desert me when I look at my unruly lines, as if my poems are afraid of my often stony eye.
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Please support Katleho by buying her book:
Serurubele
(available through Modjaji Books, Exclusive Books and/or by e-mailing katlehokno@gmail.com)
Colour Me Melanin (Contributor)
(available through The Colourist Website, Bridge Books and/or by ce-mailing katlehokano@gmail.com)
Please follow Katleho on:
Facebook: Katleho Shoro
Twitter and Insta: @Kano_Serurubele
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In an effort to be a part of what heals us, rather than what makes us sick, Sisipho recorded and sent us this gift.
Thank you Sisipho, for sprinkling hope.
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Facebook: Sisipho shorde Magadla
Instagram: magregalo_formycraft
Twitter: magregalo_formycraft
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The two poems used in the clip are:
1-Intro – quote from Mokone
2- Magang – For all unresolved murders in our communities. The beast is one of us.
Please support Matete by buying his work:
His single Nkadingala featuring Koko Ninifa Matemotja 2019 (Bona Pono), can be purchased through itunes, google play, deezer and spotify:
https://play.google.com/store/music/album/Matete_Motsoaledi_Nkadingala_feat_Koko_Ninifa_Mate?id=Bhrzh6zjo3fcucbdnu3tlx2ie7a
http://www.deezer.com/track/792409272
His work also appears in:
Bantu Letters, 2011 (Ten Workers Media)
Timbila Poetry Journal vol 7, 2013 (Timbila Poetry Project)
Tša Borala, 2014(Timbila Poetry Project)
Botsotso vol 16 2012 (Botsotso Piblishing)
Sol Platje EU Poetry Journal Vol IX, 2019 (Jacana Media)
Just Like Space Cookies, 2014 (Tenworkers Media)
Just Like Space Cookies vol, 2016 (Lepulana Music)
All directly available from their publishers.
Please follow Matete on social media:
Matete Motsoaledi -Facebook
bona_pono – IG
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Please support Yamoria by purchasing their book and following them on social media:
Colour Me Melanin (2019)
can be ordered on www.thecolourist.co.za , by contacting @colourmemelanin on all social media platforms, or by emailing colourmemelanin@gmail.com
IG :yamoria_
Twitter : Yamoria_
Facebok: Yamoria
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Please support Megan by buying her book:
Milk Fever (uHlanga, 2018)
Available from all good bookstores and online (Loot and Waterstones and African Books Collective).
Follow Megan on social media:
IG: @megan_ross_
twitter: @itsmeganross
website is: www.meganross.co.za
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Please follow Masai on social media:
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Diana Ferrus is a South African writer, poet and storyteller. Picture: Ian Landsberg/African News Agency
By Shakirah Thebus
“Poet and co-founder of Impepho Press, Vangile Gantsho said: “We have a huge network of poets, so we reached out to a few of them and they agreed.”
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Source: IOL
Kery has three collections:
These are the Lies I told you, (Modjaji 2010),
The Weather Report (2013)
Secret Keeper (Modjaji 2019)
All the books can be bought directly from Kerry in South Africa. Outside of South African her Modjaji titles can be found on http://www.africanbookscollective.com/.
She has kindle and epub formats available of her first two collections. These can be bought directly from her.
Please follow Kerry on social media:
website: http://kerryhammerton.com/ – contact details can be found on the site.
Sound Cloud: https://soundcloud.com/kerry-hammerton
YouTube Channel is Kerry Hammerton
Twitter: @KerryHammerton
Insta: kerry_hammerton
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