We Are The Future

Word Wide Web

A Collection of Essays to be published as a series by end November 2021 Word Wide Web: Meditations from the Green Ankh Works Site 1st Draft for print publication September 2021 Background In my previous collection of essays, stories and poems, I mentioned that there are so many events that occur in and around our

Excerpt From Soon To Be Published Book

Menzi Maseko Spontaneous Poetry Collection A collection of poems written mostly spontaneously on social media platforms or live during and after music performances. 1 The Ring Of Fire (revisitation) Last night I saw Johnny Cash while blowing my trumpet At first I thought it was the Devil then I remembered that Black is the colour

The Sound We Revere

To discover new music is akin to remembering ones name after bouts of amnesia.

Akashic: Spirit Sounds from The Devoted

Newness: a short story by Menzi Maseko

They call it Speculative fiction, magical realism and even phantasy or science fiction. We just call it Indaba. Siyazixoxela nje: This one is called Newness Unlocks Time aka NUT Newness Unlocks Time The eighth floor of The Meikles Hotel does not feel like it is eight stories up. Somehow, it seems much lower, compared to

Our Mothers Gifts of Storytelling

Because Brazil Is Afrika, Afrika Is In Brasil

Poem for Maponga and Nsingiza

Rebels from the Amen Corner Inspired by Joshua Marara Maponga and Mkhulu Nsingiza   The children of the stolen soil need not fear There is no dearth of leadership here, Afrika is not devoid of her teachers, warner’s and prophets There are the truly inspired as well as the thirsty for profits As the people

Written To Jazz by Biko’s Dream

threads of rhythmic memory music charged with the spirit of defiant dreams disquieting bass-lines and translucent chords imbued with the memory of these walls the visionary ghosts of women and men who have toiled here through the streets of bloodied gold and toxic asbestos brought here trembling and cold to life by the music that