Category Archives: Poetry

2019 Aug. 14: Our Black Lion

Posted on August 27, 2019 by inkanyiso2009

Greatness is not bought or shared You are born with it, it’s your God given gift while in your mother’s womb Greatness is not made or sowed It is your rightful inheritance from your ancestors that no one can ever … Continue reading →

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2017 July 29: 7 years of writing Pieces of Expressions.

Posted on August 6, 2019 by inkanyiso2009

by Nonkululeko Dube On the 27th of July 2019 at AGOG Gallery in Johannesburg, Lebo Diverse launched a book titled PIECES OF EXPRESSIONS in the name of art-create. The book was published under Seven27 project that is an artist hub that grooms and … Continue reading →

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2019 May 25: Will my name be there?

Posted on May 27, 2019 by inkanyiso2009

by Aluncedo Cetywayo One of these days my body will be under the ground. I will be no more . Will they remember my name? Will my name be on the history books? Telling  the new generation that I fought … Continue reading →

Posted in Gay & Lesbian Memory in Action (GALA), In memory of Lihle Sokhela, In memory of Thokozani Qwabe, Memory, Poem, Poetry, Take me to Democracy by Aluncedo Cetywayo, Uncategorized | Leave a comment

2018 Nov. 6: Loss

Posted on November 6, 2018 by inkanyiso2009

We live and love in loss  Loss is inevitable You can’t runaway from loss Loss is everywhere like love You can’t love and not lose  You can’t gain and not lose You can’t live and not lose Everyday there is … Continue reading →

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2015 April 12: Dear fellow Black person

Posted on April 13, 2015 by inkanyiso2009

by Siba Nkumbi Need I remind you that there is no rule for pronunciation? Why do you feel the need to auto-correct me in the middle of a sentence, because that is not how you pronounce a certain word? Let … Continue reading →

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2014 Dec. 3: Beauty

Posted on December 18, 2014 by inkanyiso2009

She is beautiful But she doesn’t know it or maybe She chooses to hide her beauty In the exterior of her hard face … So, okay she has a hard face And the thing is she hides her softness In … Continue reading →

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2014 Aug. 14: HEAIDS Women’s Health – ZAZI Launch

Posted on September 12, 2014 by inkanyiso2009

Text by Christie van Zyl Photos by Lindeka Qampi and Zanele Muholi An inspiring message of Social co-hesion and responsibility was set at the launch of the ZAZI – Know your strength campaign. The event took place at the University … Continue reading →

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2014 Jan. 6: Confusion

Posted on January 7, 2014 by inkanyiso2009

  Why am I like this? I feel abnormal I feel like I’m different from others Every girl date guys, but I do not feel anything for them I am the only one having these feelings When I see my … Continue reading →

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2013 Dec. 21: ‘A part of Me’ in Paris

Posted on December 20, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

  by Andiswa Dlamini Words cannot describe my experience in Paris. It honestly felt like I was part of a painting. It felt surreal. It’s weird in life when we allow our dreams to expand to places and then when … Continue reading →

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2013 June 24: @ 25 revisited two months later

Posted on June 24, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

by Lerato Dumse To celebrate youth month in post apartheid South Africa, some people wear school uniform on the 16 of June. This is done to commemorate the defiant actions that claimed young lives 37 years ago who demanded English … Continue reading →

Posted in Another Approach Is Possible, Education, Poetry, Power of the Voice, South Africa, Visual history is a Right not a luxury, Writing is a Right, Youth voices | Tagged , , | 4 Comments