Monthly Archives: April 2022

4 Haiku by Kamil Plich (Poland)

Kamil Plich – 4 haiku my lizard sleeps on a flower each day a bit lower   on my polished shoe the clouds move   spring cleaning trying to remove all his fingerprints   overtime making a butterfly leave the office   Poet Bio Kamil Plich, originally from Poland, is currently based in Lübeck, Germany.…

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…

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…