We are prompted daily to say these words from a laced script,
delivered in a great beat. Now the question is whether-or-not a tape is in the
making? Please have the courtesy to say Siiz, coz that would be appreciated greatly.
This is my intro to echo in the amazing spirit of this Goddess of a lady. Anything else
as replacement is possibly even crazy. This moment is the most important thing
in space. Believe and see it, is a chief embrace. Piece of cake of anyone
carrying a name meaning “Praise”. To God, Her Majesty, His Grace. UyaSiza
Nkosi, hence the people pray.
We have so quickly become fans of Siza Nkosi’s voice in poetry that the whole journey is nothing short of a scholarly experience – a timeless
gift to any who has any level of a relationship with words. One thing that magnifies
our adoration for her spirit is her usage of poetry to explore space and vacate from tradition. She gives us the view of poetry in the same breath as graffiti has
been for painters. They just occupy any space they deem needs it. No matter the
reasoning behind it, they take their position and exist, complete as they are. This
is an admirable trait in any kind of setting. We do share in the belief that
poetry is more a tool for engagement than the uses that have found themselves
in the way of the modern poet.
Siza Nkosi is a poet known to stretch the boundaries of
convention to acute limits, while looking as innocent as a butterfly on a sunflower.
Founder of the House of Siza, teacher of creative writing at Sol Plaatje
University in the Northern Cape, representative at the UNESCO culture sector
committee, among a myriad of other contribution positions in service to the
majestic literary legacy of African people. She is a magnetic marvel in
practically any space she occupies. She is indeed a total manifestation of the
power of words in creating worlds.
So, whether on stage slashing multi-linguistic mastery on the microphone, or with a band. A jazz band, then a rock band. Or perhaps killing a “Griselda Type Beat”, sometimes she may read from her laptop. If not that, she’ll be reading from her anthology – Ugrand Malume – which has her in studio collaborating with some of the greatest musicians of our time. You shouldn’t be surprised to see her rocking in the belly of the big hole in Kimberly. This Soweto born giantess thrives in connecting people and spaces in her usage of words as the glue of preference - effortlessly so. We therefore thought it great to share this amazing piece of her work in an exhibition room at the Big Hole Museum.
Show some black love to this amazing creative genius as we
grow with her on this important, vastly spiritual journey. Support a “Black Genie-US”
in her process of becoming. Through ourselves, we heal ourselves.
One Love
D. Quavers.
Remember to get yourself a Ugrand Malume book, t-shirt or hoody. The prices are listed below:
Book: R150
T-shirts: R250
Hoody: R440
