Poems in Xhosa by:


Nontsizi Mgqwetho - South Africa
LISTEN, COMPATRIOTS! (Pulapulani! Makowetu)
THE HILL DIFFICULTY THE BLACK MAN SCALES (Induli ka Xakeka!—Enyukwa ngu Ntu!!)
A RED DEBATES WITH CHRISTIANS (Ingxoxo yo Mginwa ku Magqoboka!)
SHOW ME THE MOUNTAIN THAT PACKED UP AND LEFT (Ikona na Intaba Oyaziyo? Kwezi Zimiyo Eyaka Yafuduka?)
WE’RE STABBING AFRICA! (Siyayibinza!—I Afrika!!)

Gcina Mhlophe - South Africa
LEAD US, SON OF TAMBO! (Sikhokele Mfo ka Thambo!)

S.E.K. Mqhayi - South Africa
AA! HAIL THE HERO OF BRITAIN! (AA! ZWELIYAZUZA, ITSHAWE LASEBHILITANI!)
SINKING OF THE MENDI (UKUTSHONA KUKAMENDI)
AH! JUNE STAR! (A! SILIMELA!)
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