Writing Woman Anthology

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Writing Woman Anthology: Poetry and Visual Art, Volume 3 is the most representative of the three books in this anthology as it has a balance of Asian and African writers and artists. Each poet and artist tackled what it means to be a woman in Africa and Asia.

The anthology has 20 Chinese poets writing in Chinese language and accompanying translations into English, 1 poet from Inner Mongolia, 2 from Turkey, 4 from India and the diasporas, and 23 African artists and poets from Zimbabwe, South Africa, Botswana, Kenya, Uganda, Nigeria, and Ghana, all dissecting woman’s agency, existence and identity in the religious and cultural limitations of the 21st century Africa and Asia.

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• Poetry
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• Publié par: Mwanaka Media and Publishing Pvt Ltd
• Date de parution: 18 septembre 2023
• Nombre de lectures: 0
• EAN13: 9781779314611
• Langue: English
• Poids de l'ouvrage: 6 Mo

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is the most representative of the three books in this anthology as it has a balance of Asian and African writers and artists. Each poet and artist tackled what it means to be a woman in Africa and Asia. The anthology has 20 Chinese poets writing in Chinese language and accompanying translations into English, 1 poet from Inner Mongolia, 2 from Turkey, 4 from India and the diasporas, and 23 African artists and poets from Zimbabwe, South Africa, Botswana, Kenya, Uganda, Nigeria, and Ghana, all dissecting woman’s agency, existence and identity in the religious and cultural limitations of the 21st century Africa and Asia.

poet. She has two îlm projects in development, is the recipient of two grants from the  (a poetry book) is forthcoming in 2023 from

is an award-winning author, translator from Odisha, in the eastern part of India. Her poems and stories have been translated into other languages. She

SUE ZHU is a New Zealand Chinese poet, an artist, a continental coordinator of WPM (world poetry movement), and extraordinary ambassador of the Naji Naaman literature prize foundation. She has published 3 children’s education books, 2 poetry

WRITING WOMAN ANTHOLOGY Poetry and Visual Art

An Anthology of African Asian Writers and Artists

VOLUME 3

Curated and edited by

Tendai Rinos Mwanaka, Sue Zhu, Abigail George, and Mona Lisa Jena

WRITING WOMAN ANTHOLOGY: Poetry and Visual Art An Anthology of African Asian Writers and Artists VOL 3 Curated and edited by Tendai Rinos Mwanaka  Sue Zhu  Abigail George  Mona Lisa Jena Cover art by Shiv Prasad Marar

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: 978-1-77931-463-5 EAN: 9781779314635 ©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 Zimbabwean publisher; a multidisciplinary artist, editor, mentor and thinker with 26 individual books and at least 27 curated and edited anthologies published in Zimbabwe, Cameroon, Northern Ireland, UK, and USA, 2 music albums, hundreds of paintings, drawings, literary pieces and other artworks curated, exhibited and published in over 400 journals in at least 35 countries. Abigail Georgeis a blogger, essayist, short story writer, screenwriter, novelist, and poet. She has two film projects in development, is the recipient of two grants from the National Arts Council. Her publishers are Mwanaka Media and Publishing or Mmap, Gazebo Books, and Ovi. She was nominated and longlisted for several prizes. "Young Galaxies" (a poetry book) is forthcoming in 2023 from Mmap. Mona Lisa Jenais an award-winning author, translator from Odisha, in the Eastern part of India. Her poems and stories have been translated into other languages. She has 22 books to her name. She writes both in her mother tongue Odia and in English. She has read her poems at prestigious literary platforms in India and abroad. A committed poet and a writer. Sue Zhu, is a New Zealand Chinese poet, artist, Continental coordinator of WPM (world poetry movement), extraordinary ambassador of the Naji Naaman literature prize foundation, vice president of NZ Poetry/Art Association, honorary director of the US-China Culture/Art Centre, published 3 children’s education books, 2 poetry collections and 1 translation book. Poems of her are translated into over 20 languages, her paintings can be found on the book cover of prestigious anthologies and are collected by people.

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Table of Contents About Editors…………………………………………………iii Contributor’s Bio Notes………………………………………xii Introduction…………………………………………………xxv 女人在钢铁中穿行:Ji Yongliang(China)………………………..1 Women Walking Through Steel:Ji Yongliang………………….2 女人在一ᗙ超大的商场里:Ji Yongliang………………………..3 Women in a Super Large Shopping Mall:Ji Yongliang………..5 一个女人୚一条流浪的狗:Ji Yongliang………………………..7 A Woman and a Stray Dog:Ji Yongliang……………………….8 Beauty:Leman Bedia Güven (Turkey)....................................................9 The strongest woman I know:Mongiwe Khoza(Zimbabwe)…….10 Space:Partha Banerjee(India, US)………………………………12 She Is...:Partha Banerjee………………………………………..13 Nothingness:Partha Banerjee………………………………….14 Soliloquy:Partha Banerjee……………………………………...15 关于女性:Alex Gao(China)……………………………………17 About women:Alex Gao……………………………………...19 女人和家:Alex Gao…………………………………………..20 Women and home:Alex Gao…………………………………22 女性୚职场:Alex Gao………………………………………...23 Women and the workplace:Alex Gao……………………….25 The Power:Leman Bedia Güven.........................................................26 THE WORRIOR:Abdullatif Khalid (Uganda)………………….27 The Uniqueness of our Lovers:Kutti Revathi (India)………….28 The Trees of our Land:Kutti Revathi………………………….29 My Language, my Palm Wine:Kutti Revathi………………….31 The Breasts of a Male:Kutti Revathi…………………………..33 Manisha’s Spine:Kutti Revathi………………………………..34

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即便ྈ旄一朵山桃花:Li Ailian (China)……………………...36 Even If It's Just a Mountain Peach Blossom:Li Ailian……..37 贺兰山᳉:Li Ailian…………………………………………...38 At the foot of Helan Mountain:Li Ailian……………………39 女人୚྄ 一个女人:Li Ailian………………………………...40 Dream of freedom:Leman Bedia Güven...........................................41 My Brother’s Wife:Jabulani Mzinyathi(Zimbabwe)……………..42 Running Away:Jabulani Mzinyathi…………………………….43 green woman:Yesim Agaoglu(Turkey)…………………………44 crown of thorns:Yesim Agaoglu……………………………….45 homes:Yesim Agaoglu………………………………………….46 killer longplays:Yesim Agaoglu………………………………..47 she clothed herself:Yesim Agaoglu……………………………48 舞者:Leng Tong(China)………………………………………..49 The Dancer:Leng Tong……………………………………….50 ᡃ们的世界没有四⨡:Leng Tong……………………………51 Our World Doesn’t Have Four Seasons:Leng Tong………..52 ᬯ伤:Leng Tong………………………………………………53 Hidden Wounds:Leng Tong………………………………….54 Photography:Paul Olayioye(Nigeria)………………………55-58 CONFESSIONS OF A WANDERER:Sithembele Xhengwana (South Africa)…………………………………………………..59 CLASSICAL MOMENTS:Sithembele Xhengwana……………..61 KHOLEKA:Sithembele Xhengwana…………………………….62 NOPASI:Sithembele Xhengwana………………………………..64 NOPASI’S LAMENT:Sithembele Xhengwana…………………67 Sanskarnama:Nabina Das(India)……………………………..70 Vivas to rivers:Nabina Das……………………………………72 A Song for the Bihu-Waisted Sister:Nabina Das…………….73 Anima Writes a Letter Home:Nabina Das…………………...74

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Anima wakes up Tejimola:Nabina Das……………………...75 Anima of the river's arm:Nabina Das………………………..76 ᡃྉ刘小样:Hu Zhongxi(China)………………………………77 My name is Liu Xiaoyang:Hu Zhongxi……………………….78 Emergence 1 and 2:Lin Barrie(Zimbabwe)……………………79 SISTERHOOD:Faith Mabuto (Zimbabwe)…………………….80 MOTHER:Faith Mabuto……………………………………..81 HAIR:Faith Mabuto…………………………………………...83 EMBLEMS:Faith Mabuto…………………………………….84 TRIAL BY FIRE:Srinjay Chakravarti(India)………………….85 TONGUE:Srinjay Chakravarti………………………………...87 HENNA:Srinjay Chakravarti………………………………….89 哦，曲拉:Zao Bubu(China)…………………………………...91 Oh, Qura:Zao Bubu…………………………………………..92 登高赋诗:Zao Bubu…………………………………………..93 Climbing high and composing poetry:Zao Bubu……………94 新叶:Zao Bubu………………………………………………..95 New leaf:Zao Bubu……………………………………………96 红色小象:Zao Bubu…………………………………………..97 Red Elephant:Zao Bubu……………………………………..98 new Dawn paintings on Robin Sprong:Lin Barrie…………99 AM I A PROUD WOMAN?:Rashidat Ajakaye( Nigeria)…….100 小溪边的洗衣女:Shihai Huang(China)………………………102 The laundry woman by the brook: (Translated bySyling Yao) Shihai Huang………………………………………………….103 ୙再哭泣的女人:Shihai Huang……………………………...104 The woman who no longer weepby (Translated Syling Yao) Shihai Huang………………………………………………….105 莱特:Shihai Huang…………………………………...106尔姑娘 The Lytler girl(Translated bySyling Yao)Shihai Huang………108

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母亲的童话:Shihai Huang…………………………………...109 Mother's fairy tale:(Translated bySyling Yao)Shihai Huang…111 ୕八⡅女节:Shihai Huang…………………………………...112 International Women's Day:by (Translated Syling Yao)Shihai Huang………………………………………………………...113 Universal Oneness:Samantha Rumbidzai Vazhure (Zimbabwe)...114 Mama’s Son:Antreka Tladi(South Africa)…………………….116 House Chores:Antreka Tladi………………………………...117 Household Accountant:Antreka Tladi……………………...118 Laughter and Cries:Antreka Tladi…………………………..119 City Women:Antreka Tladi…………………………………..120 罂粟୚栅栏:Nan Xi(China)…………………………………121 Poppy and Fence:(Tr. Zhang Zhizhong)Nan Xi…………123 穿粉红色睡衣的女人:Nan Xi……………………………...124 The Woman in Pink Nightwear:(Tr. Zhang Zhizhong)Nan Xi……………………………………………………………126 Spirit of Discernment:Samantha Rumbidzai Vazhure…………127 The Earth’s Womb Will Wait:Elizabeth L. A Kamara (Sierra Leone)………………………………………………………...129 Minister of the Year:Elizabeth L. A Kamara………………..131 I Salute you oh Women Of The Sierra:Elizabeth L. A Kamara……………………………………………………….132 A Healthy Planet:Elizabeth L. A Kamara……………………134 How Could You:Elizabeth L. A Kamara…………………….136 ࠓ女人如水ࠔ:Sue Zhu(New Zealand, China)………………...138 WATER WONDER:(Tr. by Wen Xinjiao)Sue Zhu…………139 邃些觸摸୙到的好᫬光:Sue Zhu…………………………...140 THOSE INTANGIBLE GOOD TIMES:(Tr. by Wen Xinjiao) Sue Zhu……………………………………………………….141

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赠你一束风干的玫瑰:Sue Zhu……………………………...143 GIVE YOU A BUNCH OF DRIED ROSES(Tr. by Wen Xinjiao)Sue Zhu……………………………………………...144 舊᫬光:Sue Zhu……………………………………………...145 OLD DAYS:(Tr. by Wen Xinjiao)Sue Zhu…………………..146 想起初春河遴的邃個身影:Sue Zhu………………………...147 THE FIGURE BY THE RIVER IN EARLY SPRING:(Tr. by Wen Xinjiao)Sue Zhu……………………………………...148 Roots of a Shepherd Tree:Samantha Rumbidzai Vazhure………………………………………………………149 WOMAN AND HOME:Henrietta Chaduka(Zimbabwe)……...151 I AM A STORY:John Attah Ojonugwa(Nigeria)………………153 长途车᳈，睡在我身旁的女人:Sun Guofu(China)…………156 On the long-distance bus, the woman sleeping next to me: (Tr. Qianer Baby):Sun Guofu………………………………….157 The Carrying Carer:Tendai Rinos Mwanaka(Zimbabwe)………158 Container:Jane Mpholo(South Africa)…………………………159 Silenced:Jane Mpholo………………………………………...160 灯，一夜未熄:Lin Rong(China)……………………………162 THE LIGHTS HAVE NOT BEEN TURNED OFF OVERNIGHT:(Tr. By Fan Jun)Lin Rong…………………..163 少女:Lin Rong……………………………………………….164 GIRL:(Tr. By Fan Jun)Lin Rong…………………………….165 ᡃ们是比她更⨢独的人:Lin Rong………………………….166 WE ARE THE LONELIER ONES THAN SHE IS:(Tr. By Fan Jun)Lin Rong…………………………………………..167 The key:Winnie Winani Mpala(Botswana)………………….168 Metamorphosis:Winnie Winani Mpala……………………172 Love is a Metaphor:Winnie Winani Mpala………………...174 Love Paralysis:Winnie Winani Mpala……………………...178

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Excepts from her life:Winnie Winani Mpala………………180 母亲的背篓:Xu Xing(China)……………………………...183 Mother back basket:(Tr. huaying)Xu Xing………………185 蒙面之城:Xu Xing………………………………………..186 Masked Castle:(Tr. huaying)Xu Xing……………………187 Metaphorical Mind:Binod Dawadi (Nepal)………………...188 Freedom:Abodunrin Oyindamola Margaret…………………..189 African Woman:Abodunrin Oyindamola Margaret…………...190 中途风景:Xiaosen Shen(China)…………………………….191 HALFWAY VIEW:Xiaosen Shen………………………….192 新春将至:Xiaosen Shen…………………………………….193 The coming Chinese New Year:Xiaosen Shen……………194 㔝孩子:Xiaosen Shen……………………………………….195 WILD CHILDREN:Xiaosen Shen…………………………196 她的前世是一头牛:Xiaosen Shen…………………………..197 HER PAST LIFE WAS A COW:Xiaosen Shen…………….198 Mama:Bunguswa Brian(Kenya)………………………………..199 Super heroine*:Nansubuga Jemimah Mukisa(Uganda)…………200 Mother's Face:Xu Jiangang(Inner Mongolia)…………………202 Mother's hand:Xu Jiangang…………………………………204 Woman sitting near a window:Binod Dawadi……………….205 THE SILENCE OF OUR MOTHERS:Omorodion Martina (Nigeria)……………………………………………………...206 ࠓ她是谁的女儿》:Xue Ya(China)………………………...207 WHOSE DAUGHTER IS SHE?:Xue Ya………………….208 townships secrets:Thato Tshukudu(South Africa)…………….209 TO THE TOP:Vivienne Kapkarich (Kenya)…………………...210 SCARS OF CHANGE:Vivienne Kapkarich…………………..211 CONFORMITY:Vivienne Kapkarich………………………...212 灯:Wang Lishi………………………………………………..214

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