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poems

The sonnet — weaving an elegant thread of timeless appeal

Maverick Life

The sonnet — weaving an elegant thread of timeless appeal

By Rethabile Masilo

The tortured ‘I’ in AI — poems by artificial intelligence reveal angst over its own identity

Sci-Tech

The tortured ‘I’ in AI — poems by artificial intelligence reveal angst over its own identity

By code-davinci-002

It’s a funny thing with words — when coupled with evocative music they become personalised poetry in motion

South Africa

It’s a funny thing with words — when coupled with evocative music they become personalised poetry in motion

By Jay Savage

All rhyme, no reason: Eight Poems following the 2021 UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow

Magazine

All rhyme, no reason: Eight Poems following the 2021 UN Climate Change Conference in Glasgow

By Ian Moll

Doofus the Demon Dog and a story that went too far

Magazine

Doofus the Demon Dog and a story that went too far

By Don Pinnock

All Rhyme, No Reason: The not-quite extinct limericks that underscore the decline of endangered species

Magazine

All Rhyme, No Reason: The not-quite extinct limericks that underscore the decline of endangered species

By Ian Moll

'The Miracle of the One Thing': A poem by Mbali Vilakazi

Magazine

'The Miracle of the One Thing': A poem by Mbali Vilakazi

By Mbali Vilakazi

South Africans find solace in poetic expression

Magazine

South Africans find solace in poetic expression

By Jabulile Dlamini-Qwesha

Unlocked: Poems for Critical Times (Part Nine)

Maverick Life

Unlocked: Poems for Critical Times (Part Nine)

By Ingrid de Kok

Unlocked: Poems for Critical Times (Part Eight)

Maverick Life

Unlocked: Poems for Critical Times (Part Eight)

By Ingrid de Kok

Unlocked: Poems for Critical Times (Part Seven)

Maverick Life

Unlocked: Poems for Critical Times (Part Seven)

By Ingrid de Kok

Unlocked: Poems for Critical Times (Part Six)

Maverick Life

Unlocked: Poems for Critical Times (Part Six)

By Ingrid de Kok