Mxolisi Nyezwa’s poetry of no sure place

Penfold, Tom 2016. Mxolisi Nyezwa’s poetry of no sure place. Social Dynamics 42 (3) , pp. 504-529. 10.1080/02533952.2016.1237974

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Abstract

A change in direction of the journal New Coin during the 1990s saw the emergence of a diverse group of poets who had previously struggled for publication. This article recognises this often overlooked collective and argues that they quickly established their own style of “Poetry of No Sure Place”, which expresses a malaise of sadness within South Africa that is popularly felt but rarely articulated. Focusing on three collections of poetry by Mxolisi Nyezwa, I show how this group’s work rests on a permanent – and possibly worsening – sense of imbalance. The article explores how Nyezwa attempts to reconcile a felt public and private need to write, struggles to find a source of connection and questions the permanence of social change in South Africa. Nyezwa epitomises the marginalisation, apprehension and uncertainty of New Coin’s Poetry of No Sure Place.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	History, Archaeology and Religion
Publisher:	Taylor and Francis Group
ISSN:	0253-3952
Last Modified:	01 Oct 2024 15:15
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/171958

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