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Why many see poetry as academic exercise, not art – Akeem Lasisi

Why many see poetry as academic exercise, not art – Akeem Lasisi
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Is khathi Sethu/It s Our Time: Poetry belongs to all touched by its feathers

I cultivated my personal craft of poetry and music because normal language falls short in trying to express the inexplicable eternity of the universe.

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Local and international poets set to feature at the 27th Poetry Africa festival

Local and international poets set to feature at the 27th Poetry Africa festival
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100 poets set to feature in 27th Poetry Africa Festival

100 poets set to feature in 27th Poetry Africa Festival
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Turning convention on its head

Poets from around the world take part in this year's Poetry Africa festival, which makes its first foray into the Free State, writes Kgomotso Moncho-Maripane

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