Lebogang Mashile (Book order)

Lebogang Mashile Book order

Lebogang Mashile is an acclaimed poet and artist from South Africa, whose work has explored themes of gender, identity, spirituality, and socio-political conditions for nearly two decades. She views poetry as a powerful tool for internal transformation and societal change, often blending her spoken word with hip-hop and other musical genres. Mashile's expressive and direct verses tackle the complexities of contemporary South African life, weaving together urgency, humor, and moments of melancholy. Her work resonates with a raw honesty, capturing the nuanced struggles and triumphs of her nation.

In a Ribbon of Rhythm

64 pages
3 hours of reading

Every generation produces its own share of heroes (and sheroes to quote Maya Angelou), who at times unknowingly elevate us; inspire us; provoke us; challenge us; sensitise as well as influence us.Every generation also showers us with witnesses to the adage 'people's person - motho oa batho ka batho - who rise to the occasion by transcending space time; by transcending gender and race; equally by transcending status and place.Lebo Mashile is one of these people, and these are her words.The ancient ones plait their stories into futures for their childrenThe ancient ones they use their hands to heal the backs of broken menAnd I hold a pen for every ancientWho dared not hold a fistAgainst the tyrannyThat sucked the life and hope out of their breasts- An extract from ‘Ancient Hands’