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Railway Poetry

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Zolani Mkiva is one of the youngest practitioners of one of the oldest oral traditions in South Africa: the imbongi or praise poet. He has selected the poems for this collection, most of which were published in The Railway Magazine during the late 19th and early 20th century.
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Some interesting poetry. Railways in South Africa tended to be an Afrikaaner stronghold, so it is particularly encouraging to find members of the majority population putting together a work such as this. ( )
  John5918 | Aug 7, 2006 |
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Zolani Mkiva is one of the youngest practitioners of one of the oldest oral traditions in South Africa: the imbongi or praise poet. He has selected the poems for this collection, most of which were published in The Railway Magazine during the late 19th and early 20th century.

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