The story of an alliance between two poets -- one Cuban, one South African: Keorapetse Kgositsile Oupa Nkosi/Mail & GuardianIt’s a little more than a year since the death of Keorapetse Kgositsile, South Africa’s first post-apartheid poet laureate. Kgositsile, born in Johannesburg in 1938, became a prominent and vocal activist for the African National Congress (ANC). In … [Read more...] about The story of an alliance between two poets — one Cuban, one South African | The Conversation
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The Naked Word Festival to celebrate a new century of spoken word poets
Spoken word – a performance-based form of poetry – has increasingly come to define contemporary poetry worldwide, rapidly becoming a booming industry and a widespread culture across the U.S., Europe and here in South Africa. Read more on: Media Update Submit your own Press Release or get free content for your publication. My Press Release (MyPR) provides free South … [Read more...] about The Naked Word Festival to celebrate a new century of spoken word poets
