From her base in Belgium, proudly South African singer, artist and actor Tutu Puoane has carved an international career predicated on consistency and mastery. Her new album, Wrapped in Rhythm Vol 1, ...

For 10 years, Ghanaian poet Kwame Dawes and his friend the Nigerian writer Chris Abani have sifted through piles of manuscripts looking for Africa’s new poetic talent. Since 2014, the African Poetry ...

Sibusiso Shabangu, also known as ‘GogoMkhulu’, is carving out his space in South Africa’s creative scene through poetry, rhythm and African storytelling. He released Inkondlo Nesginqi, an EP ...

The 29th edition of Poetry Africa, an annual international poetry festival, curated and presented by the Centre for Creative Arts at the University of Kwazulu-Natal, kicks off on October 6. The ...

Global Voices stands out as one of the earliest and strongest examples of how media committed to building community and defending human rights can positively influence how people experience events ...

Focus is on four poems written by William Plomer at different times in his career: "The scorpion," "The devil dancers," "Tugela River," and "A taste of the fruit". Published as special issue of ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) – Kathryn Waddell Takara grew up in the midst of racial segregation in the South. [Hawaii’s Breaking News–Download the FREE KHON2 app for iOS or Android] Takara explains that at her ...

If daring and argument forge identity, Stanford professor Rampersad (Life of Langston Hughes) has succeeded in ""allowing black poets to create with their own words a portrait of the African-American ...