Tongues of Their Mothers (Paperback)

from whitewavedarling

Tingling with sincerity, Xaba's poems are as approachable and varied as they are rich. Varying between reflection and narrative, the poems present themselves as straightforward snapshots built from graceful language and a quiet depth. In a way, many of them reminded me of haiku: you could take th...

from sallylou61

Brief book of 43 poems by a black South African author who "describes herself as someone 'schooled by life, politics, and feminism'." (Back cover) Gives a good flavor of life in South Africa. Although most of the poems are short (one page or less), a few are two or three pages long. Each poem is ...

from whitewavedarling

Tingling with sincerity, Xaba's poems are as approachable and varied as they are rich. Varying between reflection and narrative, the poems present themselves as straightforward snapshots built from graceful language and a quiet depth. In a way, many of them reminded me of haiku: you could take th...

from sallylou61

Brief book of 43 poems by a black South African author who "describes herself as someone 'schooled by life, politics, and feminism'." (Back cover) Gives a good flavor of life in South Africa. Although most of the poems are short (one page or less), a few are two or three pages long. Each poem is ...