Kumbulani Muleya, Tsitsi Nomsa Ngwenya, Artizen International Conference, Arts for Social Transformation, Harare, Zimbabwe
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Kaluba, the author of ‘Marechera’s Samantha Letter’, chats with Chirere
In the following interview, Memory Chirere chats with Austin Kaluba regarding the letter he wrote in 2011 in memory of Dambudzo Marechera. The letter is included at the end of the interview. Chirere begins, “Very few people know that the so-called Dambudzo Marechera’s letter to Samantha, which has gone viral on many websites, was not…
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KASEKE’S DEBUT BOOK CAPTURES THE PLIGHT OF DIASPORANS
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Book Fantastics in world’s first booksellers conference
“When we started Book Fantastics, we believed and sometimes still believe it is a game changer in book distributing trends. We never thought it would allow us to see places beyond the Zimbabwean borders, let alone the African continent. Our dream has always been to reshape the Zimbabwean bookshop by going beyond book selling. We wanted to have conversations with authors and those conversations to extend and facilitate dialogue amongst author’s themselves and in turn spur similar influences between authors and readers”.
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Three Poems by Zama Madinana (South Africa)
we don’t have homes anymore wrapped in a dark cloud angry floods have swept away our peace & solace buried alive in mudslides of devastation we don’t have homes anymore a church is not a home there’s a torrent of fear here a school is not a home there’s a…
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A New Poem by Marko Phiri (Zimbabwe)
Once We Were: a Poem We rode busesThe type where you felt ridiculous as you sat facing other passengersAlbion, they were called Albion, that old EmpireWe Christened these transporters all kinds of namesThey huffed, they puffedNot once did we see them out of actionWe chatted with the conductorsAnd envied their work ethicWe watched the…
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Interview with Ignatius Mabasa
Inside a great writer’s head In this wide-ranging interview, celebrated Zimbabwean writer, editor, musician, academic and media trainer Dr Ignatius Mabasa (IM) talks to multiple award-winning Zimbabwean journalist, editor, musician and scholar Moses Magadza (MM) about many issues including: his iconic PhD; promoting the vernacular; some of his famous books; Christianity and creative writing; the…
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Outstanding Reading Spirit
Outstanding Reading Spirit by Bookshelf The story of a book lover Costa Shizha (60), a resident of Epworth, Harare, is testimony that ordinary Zimbabweans have not yet lost appetite for reading literature for leisure. Book purchasing habits may have undeniably diminished due to economic factors but the craving for books still exists. Neighbours, friends and…
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New Poetry by Lorraine Caputo
Lorraine Caputo returns with new poems capturing the concrete details of our world, enabling the reader to wander to a different place and time, in so doing encountering the familiar in the strange. Lorraine Caputo is a documentary poet, translator and travel writer. Her works appear in over 180 journals on six continents; and 12…
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New Short Story by Nesta Hatendi
Lost Memories Our latest short fiction contribution, “Lost Memories”, is from Nesta Hatendi. We are delighted to introduce Hatendi, as she a lot to offer on the topic of ageing and its effects on family dynamics. This is a story of the distance created migration to far away lands in search of opportunities, what’s sacrificed…