It’s there, too, when life is less than rosy: when you’re feeling down, suffering from heartbreak or full of confusion. Even when you’re dealing with an agonizing loss, funeral poems are a comfort.
The 11 winners of the 2024 AVBOB Poetry Competition, representing each of South Africa’s official written languages, were celebrated in grand style at the AVBOB Poetry Gala dinner on September 18 at ...