Matete Motsoaledi

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(appears in Bantu Letters)

Ke iphapantšha le thlago
Eke ga ke bone letago la gago
...

A poet tried to be smart with his art
To satisfy his addiction to diction
But lost meaning to rhyme-scheming
He churned out empty lines
...

The wind whirls
And stirs the dust
Leaving the grass with nothing to anchor
...

It’s been three years
And no progress on my request
To home affairs.
As a consequence
...

(appears in Bantu Letters)

Ba mo swere ba mo tlogela
O tla re o gatilwe ke setimela
...

Matete Motsoaledi Biography

Matete is a performance poet based in the Mpumalanga province of South Africa. He writes mostly in his native Sepedi language and accasionally in English. His writing is focused on social conditions which includes politics which he does not shy from. He is one of the contributors of 'an anthology of Mpumalanga indegineous language poetry' titled Bantu Letters (published in 2011) . He is also a contributor in the Xprexion Sexion blog www.xprexionsexion.wordpress.com)

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(appears in Bantu Letters)

Ke iphapantšha le thlago
Eke ga ke bone letago la gago
Pelo yona e lebala mošito
Ge fela nka go bea leihlo
Ke telela poifo
Ka ba mogale ke se na marumo
Ke a fišegelwa
Ke leka go kgotlelela
Ke ile ke a go fihlela
Efela le wena o a iponela
Ga ke hloke lebaka
Ke šitwa ke maaka
Ke thlago yaka go go rata

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