PAST AND CURRENT PROJECTS

"I seek to invoke and reimagine a black poetics of memory that intertwines the intimate, tactile, and often unlanguageable substance of presence with its surroundings materials so as to create a hybrid text that resists static western temporal timelines of experience."

THINGS WE LOST IN THE FIRE

Published in January (2015)

Maluleke explores multigenerational womanhood, including violence suffered at the hands of men, and body image in this chapbook. "Maluleke does not shy away from portraying loss and the pain and trauma that follow, often with a directness and candor that shifts effortlessly into lyricism. This collection suggests, however, that acknowledging and addressing them is a key step in the process of creating the conditions for change.This is art-for-life’s sake, a truly political poetry. In their representation of life’s multiple trials and challenges, they chart a new map for the poetic speaker’s and the readers’ self-awareness, liberation and resistance."
John Keene, from the preface

“Such a thoughtfully curated look at contemporary South African Poetry. A deep dive into poets work and processes. I highly recommend."

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