Afrikaans, English and IsiXhosa writers work together to produce a diverse book
Cape Town - A group of poets have published a book of poems which include the three most spoken languages in Cape Town., contains poems written in Afrikaans, English and IsiXhosa. It is a project of Back 2 School, an non-profit organisation which educates artists about the commercial side of art.
“In this anthology, poets narrate stories of Cape Town from their different perspectives. The issues of identity, belonging and upbringing are challenged and questioned in this book.aims to embrace our diversities as they are, to accept and understand our differences without fighting each other because of them,” said Magida.
Experienced writers and editors like Vuyokazi Ngemntu, Mpumlelo Mathwa, Pieter Odendaal and others were also roped in to assist with editing and proofreading the book.“We struggled with funding, we do not have sponsors. Our first sponsor was R2000 from Hear My Voice in Gauteng. We paid from our pockets for the most part.
The book is currently available at the Book Lounge and one of the few people to get his hands on it, Yamkela Sifo, said the authors had made history.
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