Sunday, 1 January 2017

TIISETSO THIBA PUBLISHED IN EBEDI REVIEW



Poet Tiisetso Thiba from South Africa is well chuffed in the New Year as his poem, FOR MALOME has been published in the latest edition of Ebedi Review, which is brought out by the Ebedi International Writers Residency in Nigeria.


Thiba says: "Ebedi Review is an excellent literary journal... I was very pleased to read essays or articles on outstanding African writers like Wole Soyinka, Elechi Amadi, and Wale Okediran. There's lots of interesting, informative stuff on, or by other wordsmiths like Ayobami Adebayo, Jumoke Verisimo, Obinna Udenwe (co-editor), Chinyere Obi-Obasi, Maryam Yusuf Magaji, and of course Tendai Huchu.  The latest edition of Ebedi Review is a Collector's item,"

The contribution of Tiisetso Thiba, which is a lengthy poem is spread across the entirety of page 61. This is what Ebedi Review writes as regards Mr Thiba's bio-data: "Tiisetso M Thiba was born and raised in the village of Ganyesa, North West Province in South Africa. His poems were first published in Free State News newspaper and afterwards published in NC Times, newspaper in Kimberley and other journals. His essays on literature were published in the book, Glimpses into African Literature (2015) edited by I. M Soqaga. In October 2015 Thiba published his debut poetry book, Let's Take a Walk Mama"


3 comments:

  1. Indeed my year starts with a high note, and simply this extinguish that the year 2017 will be a year of great and beautiful things only. Asante Sana

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  2. Well done Mr Thiba, gaining international recognition

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  3. Well done Mr Thiba, gaining international recognition

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