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Issue 6 | Womanhood
A Celebration of Women
This latest issue of the Ipikai Poetry Journal brings you emerging and established poets whose poetry comes from the depth of their hearts as they celebrate womanhood. In their diversity, the poems speak to the future.
Most of the words written by the poets about their mothers, lovers, sisters, friends, grandmothers, aunts and teachers echo the spoken words of women they know, women who did not get a chance to write their own stories.
All the poets focus on the realities of a woman’s situation. Women are portrayed as providers, carers, daughters, wives, helpers, creators, enablers, victims, victors. The list is inexhaustible.
The poetry covers a diverse array of themes such as barrenness, male strength, powerlessness, sexuality, loneliness, rejection, desertion, exclusion, grief, motherhood, fear, etc.
A Home for Zimbabwean Poets
The Ipikai Poetry Journal is an initiative of the Zimbabwe Poets Society. We are constantly looking for ways to support Zimbabwean poets wherever they are in the world.
Our first project is this journal. The best way you can support the poets who publish their work here is to share this widely. Tell your friends and family. Tell your neighbors and workmates. Zimbabwean poetry is alive.
Community
The Zimbabwe Poets Society aims to build a strong community of poets and to foster relationships with other poetry initiatives around the world.
Growth
We will work to help poets grow; both as artists and as individuals. We will work to see the reach and influence of poetry expand.
Visibility
One of our core goals is to make poetry more visible. We would like to see poetry in more spaces, on more lips, on more pages, on more airwaves.
You’re Invited
We’d love to have you join us on this journey. If you would like to support Ipikai Poetry Journal or the Zimbabwe Poets Society in any way, do get in touch.