‘The third eye is of value’ 5 November 2015 After 12 years of working closely with Poetry International, Irene Staunton – the legendary editor … |
Zimbabwe now! 17 September 2015 Our latest Zimbabwe feature showcases new work from six poets – including a poet introduced into … |
Words living on like actions 9 July 2015 Poet, freedom fighter, activist and farmer Freedom Nyamubaya passed away on Sunday, 5 July, 2015, … |
‘Words that keep the fires aflame’ 17 September 2014 In Zimbabwe poetry is alive and well. Over the next week, we present a special edition of work … |
Winners Zimbabwe poetry competition announced 19 June 2014 Back in March Poetry International held a poetry competition in collaboration with Magamba and … |
Zimbabwean poetry competition 26 February 2014 Are you a poet from or living in Zimbabwe? Poetry International in collaboration with Magamba and … |
Women Poets of Zimbabwe 24 May 2013 If I was to name this collection from any one of the fourteen poems featured, I might call it: … |
An Interview with Chris Magadza 7 November 2012 Franziska Kramer of Weaver Press interviews poet Chris Magadza, “a man whose life has served … |
“Sometimes it pays not to shave” 7 November 2012 Chris Magadza, Zimbabwean poet and academic, shares his experiences during a research road trip … |
“The old tree is still full of life”: The first Tsotso editorial 15 April 2012 Tsotso is a little magazine of new writing with a serious purpose. Like the twigs of a … |
The poetry of Tari Mtetwa 1 October 2011 I had never heard of Tari Mtetwa before, but it was so wise of him to introduce himself with such … |
Individualism in Blessing Musariri’s poetry 15 April 2011 Blessing Musariri is one of the most exciting young female poets to emerge from Zimbabwe during … |
Vale Julius Chingono 4 January 2011 It is with great sadness that we announce the death of the poet and short-story writer, Julius … |
Depleted Mines 15 September 2010 Since Zimbabwe is a de facto police state, poets with commitment have to be careful what they say … |
Calligraphy and Zimbabwean poetry 15 September 2010 Irene Staunton, editor of the PIW Zimbabwe domain, recently received this email from calligraphic … |
A crumbling house of stone, a tormented soul 1 April 2010 “Graveyards overflow, our country is in crisis And my heart is a fortress of stone.”(from ‘Myths … |
The Voice of Freedom Nyamubaya 1 November 2009 Freedom Nyamubaya belongs to an elite group of former guerilla fighters who are also talented … |
World Poetry Day 21 September 2009 The day is World Poetry Day, a Saturday. I leave for Harare, a 40-kilometre journey, after a … |
An Overview of Post-Independence Zimbabwean Poetry 16 October 2008 An overview seeks to establish patterns that emerge from a given field. It is a mapping of the … |
Zimbabwe Election 2008: some poets’ perspectives 1 October 2008 At a time of unprecedented economic and social crisis, Zimbabwe went to the polls in 2008. The … |
Zimbabwe 2008: key political developments 1 October 2008 The year 2008 will go down as one of the most momentous in Zimbabwe’s history. It was a year of … |
A Special Edition of Unpublished Poems by Mungoshi and Chingono 10 June 2008 Since June 2002, I have been the editor of Poetry International Zimbabwe but in ‘real’ life I am a … |
The House That Words Built 1 May 2008 A House of Hunger. Hungry for freedom. Hungry to be heard. Hungry to fill the room with words. … |
The Poetry of Togara Muzanenhamo 1 February 2008 Togara Muzanenhamo is a poet scarcely known in his home country, Zimbabwe. His first collection, … |
The Poetry of Cosmas Mairosi 1 October 2007 Cosmas Mairosi is the epitome of a new genre of writers who have been bred in the most challenging … |
Paul Chidyausiku’s poetry 1 June 2007 Paul Chidyausiku is the well-known author of a considerable number of Shona novels and essays … |
Engagement with a Difficult Universe 1 April 2007 Nineteenth-century American poet, Emily Dickenson spent the last 30 years of her 56-year life … |
Poetry and Race Relations in Zimbabwe 1 March 2007 In addition to writing short stories, John Eppel is also an award-winning novelist.His list of … |
The Ndebele Past Revisited 1 January 2007 The ten Ndebele poems published here in January 2007 are representative of colonial or … |
Glossary of Ndebele terms 1 January 2007 A few terms have escaped translation. It will be useful to explain them here: |
Welcome to Zimbabwean poetry - October 2006 1 October 2006 We are very pleased to be able to introduce the poet and writer Ignatius Mabasa in this new issue … |
Dreaming, Crying and Laughing in Shona: The Poetry of Ignatius Mabasa 1 October 2006 At the Zimbabwe International Book Fair (ZIBF) Writers’ Indaba of 2005, Ignatius Mabasa … |
Albert Nyathi in discussion with Irene Staunton 1 September 2006 My name is Albert Nyathi. I was born in 1962 in a little village called Kafusi in Matabeleland … |
Welcome to Zimbabwean poetry - April 2006 1 April 2006 In this thirteenth issue of the Zimbabwean page of Poetry International, we are very pleased to be … |
The Poetry of Chris Magadza Reviewed 31 March 2006 For most followers of Zimbabwean literature, the canon begins with Charles Mungoshi and evolves … |
“My name is not money – but mind” 5 September 2005 This article was first given in 1988 at the Institute for African Studies at the University of … |
Welcome to Zimbabwean poetry - September 2005 1 September 2005 We are honoured at Poetry International to be the first to publish three previously unpublished … |
Crossing Borders: poetry and young writers in Zimbabwe 1 July 2005 Crossing Borders is a pan-African literary project, providing online creative writing support for … |
Welcome to Zimbabwean poetry - July 2005 1 July 2005 In the first issue of this magazine, I said that Zimbabwe was a nation of poets. Indeed, as a … |
Welcome to Zimbabwean poetry - April 2005 1 April 2005 Kristina Rungano is an enigmatic figure in Zimbabwean literary circles. Her first book A Storm … |
Welcome to Zimbabwean poetry - January 2005 1 January 2005 Zimbabwe is a country of poets. Zimbabweans write poetry, speak it and sing it in Shona, Ndebele, … |
Where is Chenjerai Hove’s Resistance? 31 December 2004 Published at intervals over the past twenty years, the poetry of Chenjerai Hove can be read as … |
The poetry of Chirikure Chirikure 1 October 2004 Chirikure Chirikure blends humour and anger, text and music to achieve a pointed, wicked, risky … |
Welcome to Zimbabwean poetry - October 2004 1 October 2004 Zimbabwe is a country of poets. Zimbabweans write poetry, speak it and sing it in Shona, Ndebele, … |
Welcome to Zimbabwean poetry - July 2004 1 July 2004 Zimbabwe is a country of poets. Zimbabweans write poetry, speak it and sing it in Shona, Ndebele, … |
Marechera: A Poetic Mindblast Re-encountered 30 June 2004 July 1, 2004 Controversial Zimbabwean poet Dambudzo Marechera has often been considered as un-, … |
Tribute to forgotten ancestors 1 April 2004 April 1, 2004 In a long scholarly article written especially for PIW, Kizito Z. Muchemwa takes a … |
Welcome to Zimbabwean poetry - April 2004 1 April 2004 In this new edition of the Zimbabwe magazine of Poetry International, we are very pleased to … |
John Eppel: an appreciation 1 January 2004 The poetry of John Eppel can only be fully understood in its geographical and historical context, … |
Welcome to Zimbabwean poetry - January 2004 1 January 2004 Zimbabwe is a country of poets. Zimbabweans write poetry, speak it and sing it in Shona, Ndebele, … |
Charles Mungoshi's poetry: a reflection 23 April 2003 Charles Mungoshi, one of Zimbabwe's leading writers, is better known as a prize-winning prose … |