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Writers Space Africa is an international literary magazine, which features rich diversity of writings from African writers to a global audience.
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3w ago
Ziliwa enzi za kale, Anga ilibadilika Tukawa sote wateule, bara likatikisika Nasi pamwe na wale, Walau tukazindika Likaja bila kupusa, Wingu la mabadiliko Wimbi la matumaini, Ya uhuru lilifika Lipoenda mkoloni, Akabaki Mwafrika Mawimbi siasani, Yalianza kuvutika Wenyewe tukasakini, Mataifa kujitwika Yalivunwa yalo yetu, Zaraani kuzamika Litanua konde zetu, Kilimo kupishika Baraste bara letu, Bila […]
The post Kali Za Kale – Abuthwalib Lukungu (Kenya) appeared first on Writers Space Africa ..read more
Writers Space Africa
3w ago
They took Ayanfe from her mother, Taking all, with no discrimination, On a journey of no return, Through Gberefu, the place of no return, Turning every town into an extension of their entitlement, Colonies, they had called it, Our anguish, their conquest, Our strife, their honour. From the Savannahs of Waza, Ogooue River to the […]
The post Blood Anguish – Hikmat’llah Oyinlola Oni (Nigeria) appeared first on Writers Space Africa ..read more
Writers Space Africa
3w ago
A Peppermint Break from Colonial Rusty Binds In the tranquillity of Petrichor, where authenticity grew again in the lavender fields of culture and heritage. Our name, once forgotten like a phoenix, surged a new identity into the oceans of serenity. Our art and music echoed through the depths of haunted valleys. Agriculture beamed in the […]
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Writers Space Africa
3w ago
This interview is By Nyasili Atetwe — Inkindi Muctar is a 24-year-old Rwandan poet and spoken-word artist who goes by the stage name The_Real_Poet. His art focuses on love, peace, and mental health, and he believes that art is a remedy and medicine for the soul. He has published two poetry collections: In Shadows […]
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Writers Space Africa
3w ago
Get me that dress black as night I don’t want to mess up this chance In block-shaped heels, I will rock and hop Let’s get to the party, let’s dance Bell bottom jeans would do right The one white as cotton in a glance I will match it with my yellow chiffon top Let’s get […]
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Writers Space Africa
3w ago
In the dawn of a new era’s rise, African drums beat, spirits surmise. The winds of change swept across the land, As independence flags unfurled, hand in hand. The shackles of colonial chains broke free, A continent’s voice echoed wild and carefree. But did the chains of mind and soul depart, Or did they linger, […]
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Writers Space Africa
3w ago
They segregated my people. They threw them into the pig’s sty. They kept the fruitful soil for themselves. “Let them eat dirt,” they say. While standing on the blood of my people. While wearing the sweat and tears of my people. They dare steal, Yet dare to call us thieves. Anger built up, as sweat […]
The post Our Land, My Land – Hewu Lithethaa (South Africa) appeared first on Writers Space Africa ..read more
Writers Space Africa
3w ago
In this edition, Liza Chuma Akunyili speaks with Chipo Chama. He is a Zambian creative who strongly believes writing is the best way to preserve and communicate the present to the future generations to come. ‘If you don’t write it, time will erase it’. ————- Hi Chipo, It is such a pleasure to meet […]
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Writers Space Africa
3w ago
I heard Neil Gaiman read a story once and I remember thinking; “that is how stories should be communicated!” It was splendid and haunting simultaneously. If you were forced to read Shakespeare in secondary school, I’m sure you found it boring because beyond reading it, we were supposed to become the characters and own those […]
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Writers Space Africa
3w ago
A body has been found. I, Detective Constance Nkosi, loom over the body of a young female, dumped in a field near a quiet street. Between the smell and the state of the body a foul taste fills my mouth. The forensics team scamper about, looking for any trace of her identity, and collecting everything […]
The post When Obsession Turns to Murder – A Short Story by Micah Angel – South Africa appeared first on Writers Space Africa ..read more