Serurubele : poems / by Katleho Kano Shoro.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Shoro, Katleho Kano, author.

Standardized Title:

Poems. Selections

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

South African poetry (English).

Genre:

Electronic books.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (45 pages)

Place of Publication:

Cape Town, South Africa : Modjaji Books, 2017.

Summary:

Johannesburg performance-poet Katleho Kano Shoro puts her stage presence into print with this metapoetic debut collection that captures the cadences of her fearless voice, her unassuming sense of humour, and her enthusiasm for an Afrocentric literary culture. Katleho reflects on creativity, on the writing, reading and performance of poetry, exploring the language that structures it, the forces that inspire it and the transformation that follows our experience of it. From there her words wander through personal relationships and politics, articulating ideas about masculinity, sexuality, blackness, colonialism and our connections to those we love. Crafted with both the spoken and written word in mind, Serurubele invites you not only to read poetry but to voice it, to taste the language as it flows from your tongue, to feel its rhythms and to hear its rhyme. Katleho has performed in Johannesburg, Cape Town, Grahamstown, Swaziland and London, and has been involved in myriad African literary initiatives. Recordings of her readings can be found online.

Contents:

Intro; Title; Copyright; Contents; In the name of poetry; Living Libraries; Remember me: Cape/Burg; Spit not swallow; Truth watered down; Animals of colour; Blasphemy; Spit fire!; Lekker juicy childish dreams; Deliciously beautiful; Sâ#x80;#x99;ponono; Translations; Sesotho sa ka will not be written in italics; Pen; The poet and her habit; Absent performer; Men of Fire; A Poemâ#x80;#x99;s Home; A young debriefing for Sankara; Upright men; Spade; Love Poem to Papa I; Love Poem to Papa II; Daughter notes; Itâ#x80;#x99;s not over until the fat lady sings; How do we mourn friendships?; Funeral Sounds.

Unpunctuated endingWe are skins; Ode to Badimo le Baholo; Acknowledgements.

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (EBC, viewed April 3, 2018).

ISBN:

1-928215-51-3

OCLC:

1264425598