Accent Politics
In this personal essay, Zambian-born Mbiko Mayaka explores her relationship to language, touching on code switching and the manifestation of social hierarchy and inequalities on the tongue
Decade of Bullets
Zimbabwean poet Mbizo Chirasha evokes the sounds of an Africa in conflict
Caught
A photo triptych on meat and markets in Nigeria, by Oyewole Bukunmi.
Calloused Hands
A love poem turned inwards, Mhraf Worku considers her palms and the roots they hold on to.
Grandfather's God
Mhraf Worku takes us to the heart of a religious ritual, stained with apprehension and family history.
gaborone #1
A city poem set in the capital of Botswana.