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poet’s corner

Earth is burning up — it’s time for us to grow up as a species and start to take action

World

Earth is burning up — it’s time for us to grow up as a species and start to take action

By Rethabile Masilo

Sadly, the will to live – and live well – isn’t always ours to choose

Maverick Life

Sadly, the will to live – and live well – isn’t always ours to choose

By Rethabile Masilo

Unwinding America, land of the unfree

Maverick Life

Unwinding America, land of the unfree

By Rethabile Masilo

Human connection and emotion reveal that good and evil lie within us all

Politics

Human connection and emotion reveal that good and evil lie within us all

By Rethabile Masilo

In impoverished, fight-or-flight Mzansi, snow flies upward

South Africa

In impoverished, fight-or-flight Mzansi, snow flies upward

By Rethabile Masilo

In a time of rebirth, renewal and resolutions, be like a snake

South Africa

In a time of rebirth, renewal and resolutions, be like a snake

By Rethabile Masilo

With Earth on the killing altar, the gods are pacified with sweet but empty words

Maverick Citizen

With Earth on the killing altar, the gods are pacified with sweet but empty words

By Rethabile Masilo

Mourning loved ones, weeping for lost years, writing to purge – join me on a journey in poetry

South Africa

Mourning loved ones, weeping for lost years, writing to purge – join me on a journey in poetry

By Rethabile Masilo