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Title

Serurubele : poems / by Katleho Kano Shoro.

Author

Shoro, Katleho Kano

Publication

Cape Town, South Africa : Modjaji Books, 2017.

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Description

45 pages : portrait; 21 cm

Summary

"Serurubele means 'butterfly' in Sesotho. It is the art of metamorphosis, a mind in flight and the beat of poetic expression.I offer you my perspectives, my many mothers' teachings.I present both hopelessness and moments that excite, the taxi mgosi that makes me write. 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."--Back cover

Uniform Title

Poems. Selections

Alternative Title

Poems.

Subject

• South African poetry > 21st century
• poetry (form)
• South African poetry (English)
• South Africa

Genre/Form

• South African poetry (English)
• poetry.
• Poetry.
• Poésie.

ISBN

• 9781928215288
• 1928215289

OCLC

• on1011087919
• 1011087919
• SCSB-8945298

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library