what does not sink
A MOXIE fave, Siphokazi Jonas, opened the 2021 SONA with this incredible poem. Siphokazi’s work is well-known for its realism and powerful messaging that tackles topics that give a voice to millions unable to expressive them. “My work gives us…
Self Loathing
by mpumi mayisa It can’t just be that It has to be more Cause for investigation A full, clear inquiry About the ugly beliefs You neatly stitched onto Yourself, Or were they stitched onto You? That might not be the …
i have never felt safe
by chosen sunflower I have never felt safeespecially in places that we like to deem ‘secure’.Shops, Banks, the very place you are mean to call home.I have never felt safe. Living isn’t safe for who knows who is looking at…
MOXIE meets Among The Lilies
Hello MOXIE readers, My name is Mpumi Mayisa and I am the creative brain behind Among The Lilies. What is Among The Lilies you may ask? Among The Lilies is a platform that creates space for rising creatives to express…
There is a man
by audrey lewat – There is a man who lays in his bed at night and thinks that I could have been his saving grace. When he tosses and turns, in the early hours of the morning, he credits me…
Her.
by Chosen Sunflower
The Cycles of Life
by chosen sunflower – I would like to share with you, a few of my many names, I am Mbaliyekhethelo and it means chosen flower. I am one person with many personalities that come out when I write, draw, speak…
MOXIE Chats to … Black Amara
by michel’le donnelly I don’t even know how to start with how excited I am to be able to share this chat with all you MOXIE readers! Perhaps I’m biased because I know Charmaine and think she is such a…
Alive
By Tshepo Jamillah Moyo You are sunshine yellow. The lightness in the air. The little bit of scent the breeze carries in spring. You’re the skirts that bellow. The glowing skin. The dreadlock that does what it wants. You’re the…
Lazy Sunday
by Mbaliyekhethelo AKA Chosen Sunflower New Chapters means starting anew, hitting the refresh button and just take things as they come, day by day, moment by moment. I am elated to be closing off a past that is filled…
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