Verses For The Next Generation

by Peter Mutanda

Peter Mutanda is an artist and cultural activist whose works are inspired by his day to day life experiences, from his humble beginnings in Zimbabwe to living in the USA and Europe. His poetry raises awareness of maladies ravaging the lives of the poor and the corruption committed by elitist members of the ‘big society’. He also questions racial bigotry and explores the current global political and social turbulence.

Includes the poems:

1 Verses For The Next Generation
2. Children of War
3. Keep on Trying
4. Echoes of Colonisation
5. Artists
6. Letter for the Unborn
7. State Medias
8. I am What I am
9. How Many More Deaths to Die?
10. Universal Traditional Story (Life is a Jungle)
11. Union of Nations Reform
12. Adoptee and Adopter
13. Bingo!
14. No More Heroes Anymore
15. Rights are Never Wrong
16. Slavery in Disguise
17. Paradise Lost?
18. Dreamers Dream
19. Voyage of Discovery
20. Survivalists Dilemmas

30 pages, Paperback

First published September 24, 2012

About the author

Peter Mutanda aka wa-Ndebele is a scriptwriter, author, actor, filmmaker, theatre director and community Theatre for Development (TfD) facilitator. He has facilitated Social Inclusive Participatory Arts Workshops, directed and produced award winning theatre pieces in Africa, Europe and USA. Peter has won numerous awards, ‘The Chain’ (Best Actor and Best Theatre Play, Windybrow Centre for the Arts in Johannesburg SA), ‘Gift’ (Creative Excellence Award, Source Theatre in Washington DC, USA), Afro-Brits Award for Arts and Culture and African Achievers’ Award in the UK. On top of that, Peter is a multi-lingual humanitarian, cultural activist and sociopolitical commentator whose productions raise awareness and echo concerns about sociopolitical maladies faced by disadvantaged people. Through his writings, Mutanda wa-Ndebele also mirrors his upbringing and the experiences he has gone through in his life so far.