Mphutlane Wa Bofelo: 2 books
To Breathe into Another Voice
A South African Anthology of Jazz Poetry
Language: English
Release Date: July 3, 2017
‘Writing about jazz is like dancing about architecture,' observed TheloniousMonk. It's possibly one of the few times he was wrong. Jazz poetry is almostas old as jazz itself. Poets such as Thulani Davis, Langston Hughes and ourown Keorapetse Kgositsile and Mongane Wally Serote have long heard thepatterns...
by Mphutlane wa Bofelo
Language: English
Release Date: September 24, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: September 24, 2015
"...A poet philanthropistA psychologist prophetA punk philosopherPut all the P’s together,Even the pee in the loo to define meBut never ever politicianI am no good with rehearsed hugs..."The Heart's Interpreter evenly straddles the personal and political with a collection of sublime poems of love and candid sociopolitical commentary.