Archives

I stand on this stage and hold this mic To offer a bouquet of gratuity through these pages To throw petals of contentment through these rhymes Save the roses for my parents Because I have needed [...]

What does it mean for hunger to birth anger in a heart with no sign of aetiology? A sepulchre sprouts in the stomachs of famished infants, but no cadavers exist there. Somewhere in the dark [...]

In this February edition of the Writers Space Africa Magazine, we bring you Nathaniel Ziphoezinhle Mpofu, a multi-award-winning author of several books, librarian at the Bulawayo Public Library, [...]

  Outline: What is Literary Review? What is Literary Critique? Basics of Literary Critique Basics of Literary Review Conclusion To discuss the basics of literary review and critique, it is [...]

The fruit is only devoured once the shell is gone The shadow shall only be gone when light is cast. We wish to see clear air, But keep misting it with anger and despair. A place we wish to call [...]

“What, what happened to Africa?” I asked Papa “What happened to her?” Papa sat and sighed, then answered: Africa was once a tree, tall and green Planted on a high hill, She grew widespread [...]

  Poetic writing is best when the strength of feeling is matched with a competent form.   This note will include a discussion of the forms/shapes of poetry, focusing on the free verse [...]

Crépitement de larmes Dans la citée un vacarme Le cœur au repos Les émotions qui se meurent Le déluge remplit les âmes Jaloux de l’humanité Rempli de vanité L’avidité pour seule expression Le [...]

  Illustrated by Morris Rioba, Kenya This story is dedicated to my husband, Vlastibor Cermak   1 – After five lonely days inside the egg, Baby Caterpillar decided to go and look [...]

Under this lurking warped branch, waving to my closing eye, I chose to will a poem, to anyone that read it – let them know, my bones have heirloom the way of the elders; if you are patient, [...]