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In a situation of oppression, there are no choices beyond didactic writing: either you are a tool of oppression or an instrument of liberation.

— Keorapetse Kgositsile

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The production of poetry is, like everything else produced by a people, rooted in and informed by human action and interaction.

If you decide you want to become a poet then it’s your duty to be knowledgeable and to hone your skills.

Does being in a certain position give you wisdom? If you went there without wisdom you will remain there without it.

The task of transforming South Africa should not be the sole responsibility of the government but that of everyone who lives here.

The poet has been there to affirm life as a creative activity, to criticize, to entertain

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