‘mamaseko

by Thabile Makue

Named after the poet’s mother, ‘mamaseko is a collection of introspective lyrics and other poems dealing with the intersections of blood relationships and related identities. Thabile Makue questions what it means to be beings of blood—to relate by blood, to live by blood. In her poems Makue looks for traces of shared trauma and pain and asserts that wounds of the blood are healed by the same.
 

Genres: Poetry

144 pages, Kindle Edition

First published March 1, 2020

Reviews

[Sarah · Rating 5 out of 5]

"i guess this is
the work
of torture
to free
at last
a body from
its useless armor
to fall
into the fall
and say
it is at will"

Really enjoyed this read!!