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Africa

Keorapetse ‘Bra Willie’ Kgositsile, South Africa’s National Poet Laureate, RIP

January 3, 2018January 3, 2018Jennifer Malec11 Comments on Keorapetse ‘Bra Willie’ Kgositsile, South Africa’s National Poet Laureate, RIP

South Africa’s National Poet Laureate, Keorapetse ‘Bra Willie’ Kgositsile, has died in Johannesburg. Kgositsile passed away at Milpark Hospital in…

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Poetry

Two new poems by Fiona Zerbst

December 6, 2017Fiona ZerbstLeave a Comment on Two new poems by Fiona Zerbst

The Johannesburg Review of Books presents previously unpublished poetry by Fiona Zerbst.   Homestead She imagines her future in this…

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International

New poetry by Jim Pascual Agustin: ‘Fire, the King Who is Called’

December 6, 2017April 3, 2018Jim Pascual Agustin1 Comment on New poetry by Jim Pascual Agustin: ‘Fire, the King Who is Called’

The Johannesburg Review of Books presents previously unpublished poetry by Jim Pascual Agustin.   Fire, the King Who is Called…

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Poetry

New poetry by Simon van Schalkwyk: ‘Hay-on-Wye’

December 6, 2017Simon van Schalkwyk1 Comment on New poetry by Simon van Schalkwyk: ‘Hay-on-Wye’

The Johannesburg Review of Books presents previously unpublished poetry by Simon van Schalkwyk.   Hay-on-Wye I. We drive there on…

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Poetry

Two new poems by Mbali Vilakazi

November 6, 2017December 5, 2017Mbali VilakaziLeave a Comment on Two new poems by Mbali Vilakazi

The Johannesburg Review of Books is proud to present previously unpublished poetry by Mbali Vilakazi. The Broken Dreams Then they…

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Academic

Read an excerpt from the first full-length biography of Christopher Okigbo, a cult hero for a new wave of young African writers

November 6, 2017The JRB1 Comment on Read an excerpt from the first full-length biography of Christopher Okigbo, a cult hero for a new wave of young African writers

Exclusive to The JRB, an excerpt from the newly published first-ever biography of the Nigerian poet Christopher Okigbo: Christopher Okigbo 1930—67, Thirsting…

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Poetry

New poetry by Ingrid de Kok: ‘Closed for Reasons of Joy’

October 2, 2017December 5, 2017Ingrid de KokLeave a Comment on New poetry by Ingrid de Kok: ‘Closed for Reasons of Joy’

The Johannesburg Review of Books is proud to present previously unpublished poetry by Ingrid de Kok. Closed for Reasons of…

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Africa

Two new poems by Nii Ayikwei Parkes

September 4, 2017December 5, 2017Nii Ayikwei ParkesLeave a Comment on Two new poems by Nii Ayikwei Parkes

bottle i think of the room, the way                it separated into definite things…

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Poetry

Mak Manaka: One horny m’fcker – Bongani Madondo reviews Flowers of a Broken Smile

August 7, 2017August 14, 2017Bongani Madondo2 Comments on Mak Manaka: One horny m’fcker – Bongani Madondo reviews Flowers of a Broken Smile

  Take me to the memory of my grandmother’s hands I want to bathe in her voice and remember how…

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Poetry

Two poems by Francine Simon

August 7, 2017December 5, 2017Francine SimonLeave a Comment on Two poems by Francine Simon

It is The JRB’s pleasure to publish, for the first time, two new poems by Francine Simon. ~ ~ ~…

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Africa

The Johannesburg Review of Books Vol. 1, Issue 3 (July 2017)

July 3, 2017September 14, 2018Jennifer Malec1 Comment on The Johannesburg Review of Books Vol. 1, Issue 3 (July 2017)

The third issue of The Johannesburg Review of Books is here, with some big reviews, in-depth interviews and quality ruminations…

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Poetry

A steady vigil over the slow death of the anti-apartheid dream: Rustum Kozain reviews Kelwyn Sole’s latest poetry collection, Walking, Falling

July 3, 2017March 7, 2020Rustum KozainLeave a Comment on A steady vigil over the slow death of the anti-apartheid dream: Rustum Kozain reviews Kelwyn Sole’s latest poetry collection, Walking, Falling

Kelwyn Sole Walking, Falling Deep South, 2017   Read: Four Poems by Kelwyn Sole   Walking, Falling extends Kelwyn Sole’s…

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Poetry

Four Poems by Kelwyn Sole

July 3, 2017July 3, 2017Kelwyn SoleLeave a Comment on Four Poems by Kelwyn Sole

Kelwyn Sole Walking, Falling Deep South Publishers, 2017       Read Rustum Kozain’s review of this collection: A steady…

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Africa

Two poems by Rethabile Masilo

June 5, 2017July 2, 2017Rethabile Masilo3 Comments on Two poems by Rethabile Masilo

Flesh and blood One is very crazy when one is in love —Sigmund Freud Tiananmen. A monk’s body burns—his tunic…

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Poetry

Portrait of the poet as a young genius: Bongani Madondo reviews Koleka Putuma’s Collective Amnesia

May 1, 2017April 30, 2019Bongani MadondoLeave a Comment on Portrait of the poet as a young genius: Bongani Madondo reviews Koleka Putuma’s Collective Amnesia

There is an ‘undecidable conflict’ between the poet’s desire to sing an alternative world and, as Grossman puts it, the…

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Poetry

New poetry by Rustum Kozain: ‘When I write’

May 1, 2017March 29, 2020Rustum KozainLeave a Comment on New poetry by Rustum Kozain: ‘When I write’

When I write Prose poem Rustum Kozain When I write, I am aware of how meaningless and ineffectual the activity…

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