Best "New" African Poets 2016 Anthology

Daniel Purificação, Tendai Mwanaka

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Best New African Poets 2016 Anthology has 251 pieces from 131 poets and artists in 7 languages (English, Portuguese, French, Afrikaans, Shona, Yoruba and Kiswahili) from 24 African countries and Diasporas, with South African and Angolan poets dominating the list. We also have a healthy number of poets from Uganda, Zimbabwe, Kenya, Moçambique, Ghana, and Nigeria. The nationalist sense is the one that most predominates with its pink, blue and gray tints that are expressed in parallel with existentialist perspectives that in turn go hand in hand with love, desire, hankering, joy, sensuality that transports us to epic, lyrical, utopian contexts without being lost in fantasy, they are artistic lines sometimes with traditional and sometimes more innovative touches. However, in contrast and to a lesser extent, almost as if there were resistant and with restraint we also find desolation, pain, negation that can be so sweet or so bitter that it allows the imagination to stop in a lament or end in resignation.

Sujets

• African
• Poetry

Informations

• Publié par: Mwanaka Media and Publishing Pvt Ltd
• Date de parution: 23 janvier 2024
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781779331724
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 3 Mo

Extrait

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Best “New” African Poets 2016 ANTHOLOGY Anthologie des “Nouveaux” Meilleurs Poetes Africains 2016 Os Melhores “Novos” Poetas Africanos 2016 Compiled and edited by Tendai Rinos Mwanaka and Daniel Da PuriIcação

Tendai Rinos Mwanaka and Daniel Da PuriIcação

BEST “NEW” AFRICAN POETS 2016 ANTHOLOGY ANTHOLOGIE DES “NOUEVEAUX” MEILLEURS POETES AFRICAINS 2016 OS MELHORES “NOVOS” POETAS AFRICANOS 2016

Compiled and edited by Tendai R. Mwanaka Daniel Da Purificação

Mwanaka Media and Publishing Pvt Ltd, Chitungwiza Zimbabwe * Creativity, Wisdom and Beauty

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Publisher:Mmap Mwanaka Media and Publishing Pvt Ltd 24 Svosve Road, Zengeza 1 Chitungwiza Zimbabwe [e-mail] [e-mail] https://www.mmapublishing.org www.africanbookscollective.com/publishers/mwanakamediaand publishing https://facebook.com/MwanakaMediaAndPublishing/ Distributed in and outside N. America by African Books Collective [e-mail] www.africanbookscollective.com ISBN: 9781779331632 EAN: 9781779331632 ©Tendai Rinos Mwanaka 2023 All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, mechanical or electronic, including photocopying and recording, or be stored in any information storage or retrieval system, without written permission from the publisher DISCLAIMER All views expressed in this publication are those of the author and do not necessarily reflect the views ofMmap.

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About editors Tendai Rinos Mwanakais a multidisciplinary artist, editor, publisher and producer with 26 individual books and over 27 curated anthologies published in US, Northern Ireland, UK, Cameroon and Zimbabwe. As publisher of Mwanaka Media and Publishing, he has edited and published at least 118 titles from authors from all continents of the world here: https://www.africanbookscollective.com/publishers/mwanaka mediaandpublishing. He has 3 music albums playing in at least 18 radio stations in US, Canada, UK, France, Israel, Brazil and Australia and hundreds of paintings and drawings, thousands of photographs, some exhibited, published and sold. His art pieces have appeared in over 400 journals in over 35 countries and his books and writing is translated into at least 11 languages. His music can be licenced here https://www.songtradr.com/tendai.mwanaka Find him here: https://m.facebook.com/tendai.mwanaka Daniel da Purificação, was born in 1983 in some place called Angola. Has a Bachelor diplome and Masters Degree. He likes to speak and read, is always thinking and writing all the time. Since 2002 he has lived out of the place where he was born. He is a Honour invited at Hispanamerican Writers summit HORAS DE JUNIO that happens every year in Sonora (México). He also works as a journalist on rádio and a freelancer, teacher at university, is a public policy consultant... He is also a recommended facilitator and he talks about society, philosophy, politics, education, democracy... He has two collections of poems (THE ANGOPOEMS and INTERMITENCIAS) that he hopes will be postdeath publications... Now he lives between México and Angola.

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Table of Contents/Table des Matières/Tabela de Conteúdos Contributors’ Bio Notes……………………………………...xiii Introduction………………………………………………xxxvii La presentation………………………………………………xlii Introdução………………………………………………….xlvii Part 1: Place, Heritage and Identity……………………...1-35 Chenjerai Mhondera (Zimbabwe): I want that Africa Go! Roy Venketsamy (South Africa): African Sunrise Chaun Ballard (USA): Field Notes Nonso Charles Orji (Nigeria): Lagos Amitabh Mitra (South Africa): Mdantsane, East London Handsen Chikowore (Zimbabwe): Victoria Falls Niall R Hurley (South Africa): Shelley Point Harry Owen (South Africa): Hadeda Archie Swanson (South Africa): wind pump Michael 'Wudz' Ochoki (Kenya/Sudan): Ka Mbizo Chirasha (Zimbabwe): Identity Apples Cláudia Cassoma (Angola): The Africa I know Mimi Brako Bismarck (Ghana/USA): How We Ate Fufu Chaun Ballard (USA): Lessons Roy Venketsamy (South Africa): Unsung Heroes (a tribute to my dad) Yeshni Sookraj (South Africa): The Spirit of its Searcher Ravi Naicker (South Africa): The Naicker Patriarch Chaun Ballard (USA): Twelve ways of Looking at Darkness Edward Dzonze (Zimbabwe): The black African Bianca Nieuwenhuis (South Africa): I too am an African Athol Williams (South Africa): Echoes Ojo Taiye (Nigeria): Untitled Harry Owen (South Africa): Questions to ask in South Africa Part 2: Language, Writing, Poetry and Art……………..36-46 Mbizo Chirasha (Zimbabwe): Blue Lemons Michael 'Wudz' Ochoki (Kenya/Sudan): I write Mbizo Chirasha (Zimbabwe): My Painful Poetry Marvel Chukwudi Pephel (Nigeria): Rain: A word Sonnet

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Ndumi Dlamini (South Africa): Dark words Marvel Chukwudi Pephel (Nigeria): Diagonal Acrostic: The Juxtaposition OjoTaiye (Nigeria): Untitled Phumulani Chipandambiri (Zimbabwe): My Religion Hélder Simbad (Angola): intention Pasomi Mucha (Kenya): Sycophanta Part 3: Spiritual, Existential, Religious, Inspirational, and Individual………………………………………………...47-79 Anthony OkotoOsei. Jr (Ghana/USA): The Sun’s First Born – Opener of the Ways Bradley Purdon (South Africa): Alive in Silver Anthony OkotoOsei. Jr (Ghana/USA): Shango’s Song is Oya’s Nocturne Bradley Purdon (South Africa): I am connected Ayo Oyeku (Nigeria): I Will Not Die Tonight Mandla Mavolwane (Zimbabwe): Day Dream Beula Kapp (South Africa): Rivers Ayo Oyeku (Nigeria): Prayer Harry Owen (South Africa): In the botanical gardens Agu Raphael Gift Ihuoma (Nigeria): Have you ever wondered Jarred Thompson (South Africa): The Epistemology of Desire James McKeown (South Africa): Dreaming Jarred Thompson (South Africa): For Tola Ijalusi (Nigeria): Omi Alaafia Ali Znaidi (Tunisia): A Google Glass Sonnet Nelisa Khethokuhle Khwela (South Africa): Flight reflections Ali Znaidi (Tunisia): The Sky Hides its Ash Yeshni Sookraj (South Africa): Reality Tafadzwa Chikowore (Zimbabwe): Death Ali Znaidi (Tunisia): Decayed Bones and Exhaled Breaths Michelle Hayward (South Africa): The glass cage Michael 'Wudz' Ochoki (Kenya/Sudan): The night Sibusiso Ernest Masilela (South Africa): Travelling Alone

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Part 4: Illness, Suffering and Healing…………………80-100 Nureni Ibrahim (Nigeria): Half of a human species Marumo Moagi (South Africa): Inspired Less Ayomide Owoyemi (Nigeria): Ode to a poison Abigail George (South Africa): The manic depressive daughter Ajise Vincent (Nigeria): Facets Rana Al Hassanein (Egypt): Suicide Note Tendai R. Mwanaka (Zimbabwe): To Mari Ballot (South Africa): What colour is pain Afua Wilcox (South Africa): The Day Yaa Serwaa fell down the Pit Latrine Eliza Mabungu (Mozambique/South Africa): The glass that fell Abigail George (South Africa): Sometimes Table Mountain and my sister Kariuki wa Nyamu (Kenya): The Lunatic and her Brood Vupenyu Zvoushe (Zimbabwe): I, Son of the streets Tunu Ndanzi (Tanzania): That Talking Tree Thandiwe Shea (Lesotho): I am dead but still alive Myron Menon Naidoo (South Africa): A renewed life Part 5: Memories, Nature and Environmentalism…101-115 Kelechi Ezeigwe (Nigeria): The Diary Christine Coates (South Africa): The Summer of 69 Mimi Brako Bismarck (Ghana/USA): Nostalgia Christine Coates (South Africa): First Weekend Chuma Mmeka (Nigeria): Never Forget Kelvin Mangwende (Zimbabwe): The Rainbird is dead Bradley Purdon (South Africa): Legacies Chenjerai Mhondera (Zimbabwe): Springs of Savanna Ntensibe Joseph (Uganda): Homage to once a family Nana Arhin Tsiwah (Ghana): 3rd element Ntensibe Joseph (Uganda): To Elites Part 6: Colonialism, Corruption, Free Speech, Misgovernance, War and Strife………………….116-154 Athol Williams (South Africa): Brentry: An African tragedy Tembi Charles (Zimbabwe): Limitless Spirit

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Ojok James Onono (Uganda): Peace in the radio Rogers Atukunda (Uganda): The debase Charmaine Gombera (Zimbabwe): Kwashiorkor of free Speech Wafula p’Khisa (Kenya):neWSTODay Hosea Tokwe (Zimbabwe): An Angry Graduate Amitabh Mitra (South Africa): Hillbrow, Johannesburg Christopher Kudyahakudadirwe (Zimbabwe): Stolen Dreams Mari Ballot (South Africa): Squattercamps Thandiwe Shea (Lesotho): Our dyedinthewool regime Christopher Kudyahakudadirwe (Zimbabwe): A Shadow from A Dark Past Amitabh Mitra (South Africa): Transkei Handsen Chikowore (Zimbabwe): Payday Gideon Chumo (Kenya): Bangui; a Poetic Coup~ I. Papa Pomp Antonio Garcia (South Africa): To our boys who bled in Bangui Christine Coates (South Africa): Terra Nullius–the Marikana Symphony Gideon Chumo (Kenya): Sunset at Westgate I Ayo Oyeku (Nigeria): Ali Goes to School Dime Maziba (DRC): I write Stephen Temitope David (Nigeria): Song of the lost Eric Ngobale (South Africa): Brother (I Can’t Breathe) Dime Maziba (DRC): Child Soldiers Gideon Chumo (Kenya): For the reign is falling Part 7: Tribute, Dedication and Women Rights……155-173 Vupenyu Zvoushe (Zimbabwe): Simon Chimbetu Nana Arhin Tsiwah (Ghana): Yamoransa Dime Maziba (DRC): Bye bye poet Fayssal Chafaki (Morocco): Francesca Athol Williams (South Africa): Walking with Bheki Mseleku Abel Sehloho (South Africa): Mother Africa Vupenyu Zvoushe (Zimbabwe): Silence Mikateko E. Mbambo (South Africa): We are Conscious Women Linda Nabasa (Uganda): Deflowered Mikateko E. Mbambo (South Africa): The Thing Between her legs

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Nana Arhin Tsiwah (Ghana): hilife Linda Nabasa (Uganda): Lyrical penetration Brenda Juma (Kenya): Culture Tralone Lindiwe Khoza (South Africa): Black eagles fly high Brenda Juma (Kenya): Her Ajise Vincent (Nigeria): Illumination Part 8: Postmodernism, Family, Home and love……174-201 Brenda Juma (Kenya): The City Queens Omuna Andrew Herbert (Uganda): Ode to the yellow party Thato Tshukudu (South Africa): Grow up so fast Kariuki wa Nyamu (Kenya): Postmodern Nairobi beggar Ndumi Dlamini (South Africa): Be there Refilwe Khanya Nxomani (South Africa): Homecoming Ravi Naicker (South Africa): Strangers after a lifetime together Rogers Atukunda (Uganda): Beyond Beauty Lucas Zulu (South Africa): Can We Wafula p’Khisa (Kenya):fallen in love again Dennis brad Kunguru (Kenya): At the crack of dawn Wafula p’Khisa (Kenya):Once Upon August (for Martha﴿ Ayomide Owoyemi (Nigeria): Kafanchan Kgolagano Tshela (South Africa): Drowning in these feelings alone Jarred Thompson (South Africa): Chemicals in the mind of “G OD” Marial Awendit (South Sudan): Let a Woman Lisa Jaison (Zimbabwe): The gift of a goodbye Linda Nabasa (Uganda): Hard Tongue Asiko Joan (Kenya): Dead skin Daniel Da Purificação(Angola/Mexico): She said this is Mr. Daniel

Part 9: Translations from other African Languages…202-215 Ernestu Botha (South Africa): Liefde en Reen

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Ernestu Botha (South Africa): Love and Rain Jacobus G. L.Nieuwoudt (South Africa): Jy weet jou oë Jacobus G. L.Nieuwoudt (South Africa): You know your eyes Tendai R. Mwanaka (Zimbabwe): Maita Shava Tendai R. Mwanaka (Zimbabwe): Thank you Shava Monicah Masikonte (Kenya): Naahidi Kukusahau Monicah Masikonte (Kenya): I promise to forget you Ernestu Botha (South Africa): Die Sonblom Ernestu Botha (South Africa): The Sunflower Mof’Oluwawo Mojolaoluwa (Nigeria): Fitila Part 10: Portuguese poems…………………………….216-306 Hélder Simbad (Angola): Dramático?! Hélder Simbad (Angola): Conto fantástico Britos Adriano Baptista (Moçambique): Urgência  Confidência  O preço do meu silêncio Augusta Jorge (Angola): Filha das ruas  Sou este mundo Bruno Santos (Angola): Despreso  Materia Viva Carmona Polá Júnior (Moçambique): Cego Visionário  Cláudia, Minha Irmã  Odisseia dum Plebeu Cátia Regina Correia (Angola/Brasil): Ser um HomemDeus  O Que Fazes da Vida Cristina Ferreira (Angola): Alguém Te Vê Como Mulher  A Carta  A Mulher Africana Que Sou Edgar Ginga (Angola): Ele Nunca Disse Te Amo  Minha seduçáo Albano Epalanga (Angola): Vida Aliciada  Abismo Profundo Evaristo Fernando (Moçambique): Meu Barco de Papel  Metamorfose Xenófóba! Fabious Benfiquista (Angola): Negra

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