US$1 000 up for grabs in the Nigerian Students Poetry Prize. Entries close on March 7

The Nigerian Students Poetry Prize, an initiative of Poets in Nigeria, has invited entries for its 2022 edition.The competition, which is open to interested Nigerian undergraduates, will close on March 7, 2022.Interested persons are expected to submit a 30-line poem on any theme of their choice. ...

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Global slam poets to converge in Nicosia for the 5th Poetry Slam Cyprus

Creatives around the island are celebrating poetry with several events coming up this March. Arriving first is a Poetry Open Mic and Poetry Jam in Limassol this Sunday at 7pm. Blend the Space is inviting writers, artists and poetry lovers to join the event and take the floor to perform their work...

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Want to perform in Ireland? Belfast Poetry Festival seeks poets

The 17th Annual Belfast Poetry Festival seeks teams of poets, performers, and artists, as well as individual artists and poets willing to be paired with someone of the festival’s choosing, for its annual juried presentation of original collaborative works featuring poetry combined with art in other...

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Powerful poem about domestic workers pulls on the heartstrings of thousands

South African homes are largely dependent on the assistance of domestic workers. Compare our near 1 million registered domestic workers to that of other countries and it becomes a lot clearer.R19.09 per hour or R3 000 per month is the minimum wage for domestic workers in South Africa, however,...

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Amanda Gorman Future Voices Poetry Prize Open for Application

Beyond Baroque, one of the United States leading literary arts centers, has announced that the Amanda Gorman Future Voices Poetry Prize is now actively accepting applications. The prize, created in honor of Beyond Baroque alumna and U.S. Presidential Inaugural Poet Amanda Gorman, will accept applications...

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Zimbabwean school girl challenges social ills faced by girls through poetry

Zimbabwean poet and a member of African Immortal Orators, Yvonne Charity Mavhuna popularly known as Detective Pombi Chirembawenduri, has said her poetry highlighted societal ills against the girl child.“Poetry is a parablelike way of expressing what we cannot utter directly. It both entertains and educates...

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Sara Garib brings Swedish poetry to South Africa

Swedish poet Sara Garib is headed to South Africa for a two-week writing residency.The residency is set to take place in Joburg and Tshwane from March 10 till March 24.“I’m beyond excited for this opportunity to take Swedish poetry to South Africa. I hope to interchange my love for writing with people...

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Love whisky? There's a poem for that. Matthew Farmer scooped the prize for the UK-wide ‘Spirit of Whisky’ poetry competition

An Inverness whisky lover won a UK-wide poetry competition celebrating Scotland's national drink.Matthew Farmer (34) has been crowned the winner of Whisky Investment Partners’, first ever Spirit of Whisky competition. The national whisky stockist teamed up with BBC Radio Scotland presenter...

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Mauritania celebrates the start of Nouakchott Arab Poetry Festival with Arab and African participation

The Mauritanian capital Nouakchott, witnessed the launch of the seventh edition of the Nouakchott Arab Poetry Festival, under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Dr. Sultan bin Muhammad Al Qasimi, Member of the Supreme Council and Ruler of Sharjah, its activities will continue over three days with...

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Kenyan poet tackles rape with robust poem

Watching and listening to Malaika Uwamahoro Kayiteshonga recite one of her latest poems How Many Times, I got chills. The poem is emotive, especially for men.In the poem she tackles the subject of rape, a topic that has often been muffled by the heavy wall of patriarchy everywhere it has tried...

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Meet Prisha Sharma - The 12-year-old whose tipped to become poetry's next big thing

At the age of just 12 Years, Prisha’s first Poetry book – was published on 9th February 2022.It is said that poetry is the language of emotions; an extraordinary art to express emotions through words in powerful ways. In fact, it is believed to be the most potent and refined form of language. It...

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Another book of poems for Thivhusiwi Gabriel Tshindane

Thivhusiwi Gabriel Tshindane is one of our local authors whose writing skills are maturing with time. After completing his secondary education at Khakhu High School, Tshindane went to the now-defunct Makhado College of Education, where he completed his secondary teacher’s diploma. Born at Lutomboni...

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Walk with me - A poem by Nomfundo Khambule | South African | Poet

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LSU becomes new home of Most Important Private Collection of African American Poetry

The Wyatt Houston Day Collection of Poetry by African Americans, the most important private collection of Black poetry, now belongs to LSU. The LSU Libraries Special Collections will house the over 800 items previously owned by book collector and dealer Wyatt Houston Day.  This...

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Poet uses the power of poetry to tackle climate change in Africa

Poet Ronald “Mr Loyal ZW” Mtatabikwa said he intended to use his artistic talent to raise public awareness on climate change.Mtatabikwa, who is also a talkshow host, said he was engaging fellow artists to educate people on environmental issues.“As there has been talk around climate change (mainly about...

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Financial support for writers

If as a professional playwright you are struggling financially to find the time and space to write then the Peggy Ramsay Foundation might be your saviour. Eligible are playwrights, musical book writers and lyricists who may have had one work professionally produced, have had lots of successes or...

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Zimbabwean poet Hope Masike launches erotic poetry book

Sensational afro jazz artist Hope Masike launched her second poetry book collection titled Dzevabvazera last Friday at Theatre in the Park in Harare just in time to give lovers the perfect Valentine’s Day gift. The poems are sizzling hot and deeply sensual, which celebrate the art of lovemaking and...

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Call for submissions - Whose Pleasure Is It Anyway?

Whose Pleasure is it Anyway? is a digital collection of essays, interviews, poems, visual art, film, music, and multimedia/hybrid works that will explore the feminist pleasures that activate or infuriate us. The editorial team want to feature ‘grouchy and disobedient desires, feral and exploratory...

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Award winning South African poet is looking for African poems

Award winning South African poet and author Nontlantla Mthimkulu says she is in search of poems by Africans to be published in an African anthology titled My Mental Health Book 1 African Poetry Collection.In an interview, Mthimkulu, who is also a member of Art for Transformation and Civic Engagement...

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Living in a woman’s body: Mama’s War – an original poem

In her latest work, the South African actor and writer Lebogang Mashile tackles the exploitation and sexism faced by Black womenMama’s WarMama’s gone viralMama’s screen shuffles fasterThan hashtags invented by Black womenWho turn tech into culture dailyBoardrooms and bedrooms are battlefieldsWhat’s...

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