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Breaking the Silence: Murmurs of the Girl in Me
Author(s): POWA Women's Writing Competition (Author)
- Publisher: Jacana Media
- Publication Date: 1 April 2009
- Language: English
- Print length: 115 pages
- ISBN-10: 1920196048
- ISBN-13: 9781920196042
Book Description
Told from the perspective of South African girls and women who have been the victims of abuse, these contest-winning poems, short stories, and personal essays come from established writers as well as fresh new talents. 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. The illustrations for the book are provided by participants of Naledi Yamiso, a POWA project that combines art classes with counseling.
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Breaking the Silence
Journey to Recovery
By Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd
Jacana Media (Pty) Ltd
Copyright © 2009 POWA
All rights reserved.
ISBN: 978-1-920196-04-2
Contents
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
