Sharon Hofisi https://ipikai.org/author/sharonhofisi/ The Story of Zimbabwe in Poetry Sat, 14 Oct 2023 13:05:19 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 https://i0.wp.com/ipikai.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/cropped-ipikai-favicon.png?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Sharon Hofisi https://ipikai.org/author/sharonhofisi/ 32 32 200483121 The Bohemian Marechera https://ipikai.org/issue-5/the-bohemian-marechera/ Sat, 14 Oct 2023 13:05:19 +0000 https://ipikai.org/?p=1710 At the Mountain of Pleasure in Mount pleasant, Harare, death did not kill.In some wizard’s den, under the swirling sitz of Bohemian rhapsody, we gather to drink coffee and say the stupidest things faster than the speed of light. Marechera would have loved this chaotic symphony – those lights flashing in his mind would have… Read More »The Bohemian Marechera

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]]> 1710 ‘Kiss and Tell’ https://ipikai.org/issue-5/kiss-and-tell/ Sat, 14 Oct 2023 13:05:18 +0000 https://ipikai.org/?p=1712 Oh, those lights, man, flash in my mind like a psychedelic trip! Pain, like glass being crushed by a lunatic carpenter, drove me wild. But you know what really burned the madness out of me? That skin-lightened dancer, damn, she broaches the subject of sex to me! I was trapped in a room, drowning in… Read More »‘Kiss and Tell’

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]]> 1712 The Masquerades https://ipikai.org/issue-5/the-masquerades/ Sat, 14 Oct 2023 13:04:45 +0000 https://ipikai.org/?p=1708 In the heart of Zimbabwe’s dark secrets,Three Zimbos gathered, minds on July fire,Marechera’s Africa Unity Square essence, they sought to eat, meet, and drink. In Bohemian grooves, they’d never tire. Their thoughts ablaze, like Shona dreams,Ndebele whispers, surreal it seems,Reality show of minds unleashed,Discussing power, racism, belief. They’re disdained. It sounds dissident! Amidst the cuddles… Read More »The Masquerades

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