Monday, July 25, 2011

Drum-Media discussion with Bhekumusa Moyo

Introducing Bhekumusa Moyo and his literary insights and views:
I grew up reading Chinua Achebe, Wole Soyinka, Athol Fugard, Charlse Mungoshi, Chenjerai Hove and Buchi Emecheta. I fell in love with the way they approached contemporary life issues. Their issues ranged from political. These heroes inspired my writing a big deal. They taught me to be true, relevant and consistent. When I discovered my touch on Protest Poetry, I respected that they had their own approach, I stood by the side of Protest and I am still firm on it. As a performing poet also, there have been blocks on my way because of my work which range from couple of arrests, questioning, censorship etc. I used to write for the Sunday News Poetry Column here in Zimbabwe until when I was requested to stop as my poetry was inciting. Nonetheless, from a few notes I learnt from “I write what I like” by Steve Biko, I said, I would write of what I hate.
Poetry is my first love. The way I write is the way I live and feel things. Each time something worth writing of passes my mind, I just write. I have never spent more than an hour on one poem. It sounds crazy! To me poetry is like my position on a subject. When it strikes it is just like that. I do not stress toning down or making it sophisticated. The literary devices in my poetry just find their way there. I don’t force them on particular lines. I believe simplicity is the greatest sophistication. I want everyone to read my poem once and understand what it speaks of.

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Thursday, July 14, 2011

JUST SING A NEW SONG

i hear birds singing a song
they believe they belong,
to the jungle in which from they sing

they mind not the stone
that breaks them to the bone
from the hand of man

as a new day breaks
mend all your life’s leaks
and sharpen your psychological beak
to sing a new song
a better song that makes you strong
and believe you really belong


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Tuesday, July 12, 2011

Simply MANDELA

Man of honor
Alpha wisdom
Naturally peaceful
Dynamic and decent
Ever loving leader
Loyal leader of all times
An icon

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A DEDICATION TO MANDELA













Madiba Mandela Nelson
true emblem of reason,
an icon of all seasons,
which refused to die in prison.

you demonstrated rare leadership
a leadership of servant ship,
people spoke,
you gave an ear.
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Monday, July 11, 2011

MOBILE COFFINS











they were off
to bury their brother,
when it crashed
and killed their mother

others were merry
to a wedding,
when it fell from a descent
and they slept forever
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Tuesday, July 5, 2011

I CAN’T WRITE A POEM

I feel empty

Free from inspiration
Free from verse
Free from rhyme

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Monday, July 4, 2011

THE DAY OF THE STREET AFRICAN CHILD

I sat to write a different poem
A poem against my style
I sat to write a poem
A poem of love
I stopped to write about hate
The dictator and the bad system
The politics and the corruption
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