Short Stories

iliso_ ekapa

Jan 30, 20204 min read

A Reflection on 'Our Words, Our Worlds: Writing on Black South African Women Poets, 2000-2018'

by Kholeka Shange Ninety six years ago, imbongikazi of the Chizama clan, Nontsizi Mgqwetho wrote a poem aptly titled Ukutula!...

iliso_ ekapa

Oct 14, 20196 min read

Ladin

by asblackaspossiblecollective Tarven DO YOU KNOW LADIN? “Do you know him?” “Exe ntwana, check, notice that people asking about Ladin...

iliso_ ekapa

Sep 2, 201915 min read

CANCER Pt. 3

#3 iLiso will publish a 16-set conceptual poem, Cancer, by poet Mustapha Jinadu, with a Italian translation by Elisa Della Martire. This...

iliso_ ekapa

Sep 2, 20194 min read

CANCER Pt. 1

#1 iLiso will publish a 16-set conceptual poem, Cancer, by poet Mustapha Jinadu, with a Italian translation by Elisa Della Martire. by...

iliso_ ekapa

Aug 6, 20191 min read

Nérija drop their debut album

The UK Jazz septet dropped their debut album, titled Blume, on 2 August 2019. The album, a follow-up to their 2016 self-titled EP, was...

iliso_ ekapa

May 21, 20196 min read

Ladin

by asblackaspossiblecollective Tarven DO YOU KNOW LADIN? “Do you know him?” “Exe ntwana, check, notice that people asking about Ladin...

iliso_ ekapa

Sep 28, 20184 min read

INKANYAMBA

by Sisonkepapu for Siphiwokuhle Papu & Hypo Magazi: nantsi ke leway (This piece was published on the 28th of September, 2018) the mthatha...