Usman Hameedi, chair of Mass Poetry, captures Jackson Heights in a poem that evokes the sensory delights of a favorite place.

Social critic and poet, Agbeye Oburumu, has emphasised the need for Africa to be free from its current state marked by widespread poverty, violent conflicts, human rights violations, and inadequate ...

Mildred Barya is a Ugandan poet and fiction writer who has authored three poetry books: "Give Me Room to Move My Feet," "The ...

In his latest book, Peter Kirkpatrick retrieves from Australian cultural history the compelling figure of the “ wild reciter ”, as a reviewer in the 1920s termed amateur elocutionists.

Oriki (oral poetic eulogy) is a unique tradition common among the Yoruba people of South West Nigeria to praise, greet or honour a person, place or people for their accomplishments in a way that ...

Praise poet Remofilwe shares her desire to preserve her mother tongue through her poetry and hopes more people recognise the impact her art has on her heritage.

Pop artists and their own renditions of “folk” have been frequenting radio stations as of late — think Sabrina Carpenter’s “Slim Pickins” or Olivia Rodrigo’s “girl i’ve always been.” And given the ...

The poem was found in a 17th-century “miscellany ... “Shakespeare’s text is transformed from praise of romantic constancy to political constancy,” writes Veronese in a recent article ...

As a poet myself now, that fascination with the written word remains, although it has evolved from limericks to sonnets and free-verse love poems as well. I often hear from peers and students that ...

WINDHOEK, March 1 (Reuters) - African leaders past and present gathered in Namibia on Saturday to bury the country's "founding father" Sam Nujoma, who challenged colonialism and a military ...

The US government's sudden decision to axe funding for HIV programmes is a "wake-up call" for South Africa, the country's health minister has told the BBC. Dr Aaron Motsoaledi, responding to US ...