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Breaking the silence: Journeys to recovery

Author(s): People Opposing Women Abuse (POWA) People Opposing Women Abuse (POWA) (Author)

Publisher: Jacana Media
Publication Date: 9 Mar. 2009
Language: English
Print length: 136 pages
ISBN-10: 1920196196
ISBN-13: 9781920196196

Book Description

Including poems, short stories, and personal essays, this collection―culled from a successful contest now in its fourth year―honors the perspective of South African girls and women who have been the victims of abuse. Based on the idea that creative writing aids the healing process, these selections describe the struggle to survive, the difficulty of reconciling past and present lives, and the enduring nature of the human spirit. Told from a survivor’s perspective, the tales paint a textured emotional picture of the highs and lows as victims struggle to put themselves together again, battle to find their center, and reclaim their place in the world.

Editorial Reviews

About the Author

POWA Women’s Writing Competition is sponsored by People Opposing Women Abuse, a nongovernmental organization that researches gender-based violence in Africa.

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Breaking the Silence

Name: Breaking the silence: Journeys to recovery
Author: People Opposing Women Abuse (POWA) People Opposing Women Abuse (POWA) (Author)
ISBN: 9781920196196

Journey to Recovery

By Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd

Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd

Copyright Page,
Title Page,
Foreword,
Introduction,
Poetry,
Mmamotsatsi,
The Noose,
Harass ‘n’ my Ass,
Promised Land,
Letting Go,
Behind the Walls,
Unfathomed Love,
Short Stories,
My Healer in Thee,
To Crush Without Breaking the Surface,
Pickled Cucumbers,
Patience No More,
Reflections of Self,
Crumbs,
Yellow Elephants,
Pen as Proof,
Personal Essays,
Here, I am,
Going Out to Come Home,
A Long Road Back,
Me,
Why I Hate Yellow,
It’s a Blessing to be a Woman,
The Journey to Recovery is Paved with Invaluable Lessons,
The Hall of Second Chances,
Notes,
Other titles in this series,

CHAPTER 1

1st prize

Mmamotati

by Elizabeth Magakoa

    Go rilwe ke a ratwa,
    Mme ka mimiela,
    Ka bitwa ka Mmamoratwa,
    Bothata bja twa ka kgoro,
    Ke nna Mmamotati.

    Mmaloo …..!
    Le le leweu ke le apere,
    Dipholo ta wa ka lefase,
    Melodi le mekgolokwane ta kedietwa,
    Ka twewa ntepa le thito.

    Aaa …..!
    Moya wa lethabo,
    Bohle ba be bathabile,
    Go thabile le mongmabu,
    Mabu a tlala ka monola wa megokgo.

    Matlaba a nkaparetse,
    Matlaba ke ge ke sa bone,
    Yeo ke nyetsego le yena.
    Bo?ego le mosegare,
    Go yena go no itshwanela.

Motsotso ka motsotso o dula a kitima.

    Naa ke tla leka bjang?
    Maleka ga se makgona,
    Go kgona ke ge nka leka,
    Ke wa ke tsoga,
    Etse mosadi ke maano.

    O ete a fetogile lefela,
    Ke no dula ke le lefela,
    Ke aparetwe ke bohlologadi,
    Dikobo ta gona ke te dithweu,
    Ke nna “uzilile”

    Diporogwana di tsena di e twa,
    Go botia ke a botia,
    Ke fetolwa ke legoswi,
    Bobete bo ikalele lepai,
    Naa ke bolai mang?

    Se sola ke ya sola,
    Empa diruiwa di ete di ena le mogopo ka gaka,
    Naa waka monna o bitwa ke eng?
    Motsotso ka motsotso o dula a kitima.
    Ruu … ri! Nakana mosadi wa nkhakhara.

Maropeng go a boelwa,
Matswele a Mmathari ga ana hloy

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Breaking the silence: Journeys to recovery