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2000whatever AND STILL COUNTING

2000whatever AND STILL COUNTING

2000whatever AND STILL COUNTING

2008 and still counting
2008 and still counting casualties as the horizon of
democracy retreats –
human rights and stability blackouts
squandered oil and sewage bursts
2008 and still counting
The number of madmen increasing!

© 2010, Mthabisi Phili
Publisher: First published on PIW,

Bulawayo poets

Bulawayo poets

(Zimbabwe, 2010)

The following poets from Bulawayo are featured in the October 2010 issue of PIW Zimbabwe.

Clemence Chinyani (b. 1985) lives in Kumalo, Bulawayo. He writes poetry and short stories, and is currently working as an accountant with Spotlight Media; he also freelances for several companies.

Lilian Dube (b. 1993) is a young poet of mixed race: her father is Ndebele and her mother is Russian. She is an...

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2000whatever AND STILL COUNTING

2008 and still counting
2008 and still counting casualties as the horizon of
democracy retreats –
human rights and stability blackouts
squandered oil and sewage bursts
2008 and still counting
The number of madmen increasing!

2000whatever AND STILL COUNTING

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