FunDza is delighted to share the work of our writers who are on our FunDza Fellowship. This is a rich collection of poems – we hope you enjoy them!

Gouwa Kasssiem
I am the faithful heart
Caught between Historical shores
The grasp of poverty
A hopeful tomorrow
The Nostalgic Past

Kyle van Wyk
Open and receptive
Home sweet home
Emotional
A young dreamer comes home
What I remember

Anele Jonga
Brave motion
Superheroes don’t wear a cape
Son’s sorrow
A woman full of sorrow
Mother’s tears

Keren Miteu
I am a sunflower
The heart of Africa
Toothpick
My first poem

Sharon Ncube
I am 16
Victoria Falls
Some people
Loading it on
Journey to the past

Sibusiso Radebe
The fragments of a black childhood 
I am
iKas’lami
Oblivion
A tub of hope

Resego Sebogodi
Scatterlings
Me, lone Pegasus 
Me, a sin 
Pride
Calm
Hammock 

Yavari Leonie
Let the past be…
Strong but Fragile
Mid-dros
Super Mom
The floor that never spoke
Some people know…

Rick Mthembu
Know me as I am
About where I’m from
Some people know and some don’t 
The weight of thoughts and hopes on a table
Memory

Khanyiswa Ngcongo
Me
Africa Before
I Do Not Know But Some People Know 
The Last Few Moments 
A Walk Down Memory Lane

Muzikhona Mngadi
Temper and Love
Uneasy Neighbourhood
The Struggle
The Couch 
Growing Up

Mandlenkosi Ncube
Regal
Hellhole
Black Sheep
Our Fathers
Silky Past

Mpho Mphahlele
Hero or Villain
Mamelodi
You Don’t Belong Here
Bed of Hunger 
Actions of a Child

Mihlali Gwalisa
Who I am 
The Place That Made Me
How Would They Know
A Woman
Journey

Precious Mgciyo
Tales I told to the bottle
A dark chimney
The land of the ill-fated
Untitled
Somewhere but not here