Poetry

Kitwe Poetry Corner – 6 March 2012

by Lydia Mhango • March 8, 2012

Roses, Kisses and Chocolates 3 Bwalya Kazungo I can see the hustling and bustling of the city I an hear the sirens and whistling of the city To conjure images Images of hallucinated burial banks of institutions And as I looked back My form became a heap of bones and flesh Creating sweet…

by Lydia Mhango • February 24, 2012

Truth Inayat Khan Read by Paul Phillips The face of truth is open The eyes of truth are bright The lips of truth are ever closed The head of truth is upright The breast of truth stands forward The gaze of truth is straight Truth has neither fear nor doubt Truth has patience to…

by Lydia Mhango • December 9, 2011

JOY AND SORROW Moddy Muponisi Then a woman said, “Speak to us of Joy and Sorrow.” And he answered: Your joy is your sorrow unmasked. And the selfsame well from which your laughter rises was oftentimes filled with your tears. And how else can it be? The deeper that sorrow carves into your being,…

by Lydia Mhango • November 18, 2011

Here are a few poems from last reading at Kitwe Little Theatre. Tonight's poetry was supposed to be combined with a jazz night but has been cancelled because there will be a play from Lusaka at the theatre. LOST AFRICAN GIRL Leonard Koloko My lost African girl, When I don’t kiss your lips…

by Lydia Mhango • October 20, 2011

Kitwe Poetry Corner has not been meeting regularly. Here are the poems that were read on Friday 14th October 2011

by Lydia Mhango • July 28, 2011

Kitwe Poetry Corner presents poems from Kasanya Chavula, Mark R. Slaughter, Webster Kamaloni and King Solomon

by Leonard Koloko • July 20, 2011

I am a creative writer and artist hailing from Zambia, a peaceful and beautiful country in the southern region
of Africa. Author of a children’s story book…