Category: Literary Art
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JIAS CREATIVE WRITING WORKSHOP
From 1 August to 31 October 2023, JIAS will host a group of promising African creative writers. The workshop will be a writing-intensive, three-month program for early career writers who have a current work in progress that they would like to complete or polish. Each writer will focus on her/his/their individual work as well as…
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[Watch]: An Intimate Session: Masai Sepuru
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Limpopo born, Pretoria based artist Masai Sepuru recites Son-less Fathers, Chaos and Shack on Fire.
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Clear ft Ipeleng & Kevin – Against All Odds | #PoemOfTheMonth : September
This month’s #PoemOfTheMonth is an inspirational story of a love that has stood the test of time, overcoming a nations history of racial segregation and supression. Torsten Tebogo Rybka, known on stage as Clear is a South African poet from Ga Rankuwa, Pretoria. His poem ‘Against All Odds’ is one inspired by events his parents…
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Desire Noxolo Mahlangu | #ArtistOfTheMonth – August
Words have power. They can destroy and create. While some use them for selfish reasons to get ahead in life, others find ways to make them a source of inspiration to bring light to the world. Our recent feature for Artist Of The Month is a wordsmith who likes to unlock realms of everyday experiences…
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Modise Sekgothe – Hell Is a Woman Scorned | #PoemOfTheMonth : August
South African Poet Obakeng Makhutle’s poem titled “Hell Is a Woman Scorned” is a plead to give women the love they deserve. The poem is taken from his project Meera Me, and sees the poet draw out the different consequences of misused love using the proverb “Hell Hath No Fury Like A Woman Scorned” as…
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Competition | Youth Month Virtual Poetry Slam Competition 2021
The National Library of South Africa (NLSA) in collaboration with the Pan South African Language Board (PanSALB) is proud to host the annual Youth Month Poetry Slam Competition 2021! The 2021 virtual competition is in commemoration of Youth Month.
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Watch: Masai Sepuru – Sonless Fathers | #PoemOfTheMonth : June
Masai Sepuru is a visual and performing artist practising in numerous disciplines of the arts including writing, painting, set design, directing and performing. He has been crowned King Of The Mic multiple times in this prestigious competition held annually for poets. In his poem, ‘Sonless Fathers’, Masai highlights the struggles of absent fathers and the…
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Abantu Book Festival [Event]
From humble beginnings in 2016, Abantu Book Festival has become an annual pilgrimage for black writers and readers held in SOWETO to celebrate the rich and diverse African literary heritage.
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[Watch]: Billy Live At Black Labone
Poet & writer Billy performs a set of his peotry at Black Labone
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[Watch]: An Intimate Session: Masai Sepuru
Limpopo born, Pretoria based artist Masai Sepuru recites Son-less Fathers, Chaos and Shack on Fire.