Sometimes, our daily routine can make the world feel so familiar that we lose touch with our capacity to be surprised by it. It is at such times that we turn to poetry to help us experience it again in all its exhilarating strangeness.   Sindiswa Busuku is a poet and lecturer as well as editor-...

When was the last time you caught a glimpse of someone, in the street or in a grocery store, and wondered about the details of their life story for a second?   As we prepare to celebrate World Mental Health Day on 10 October, the AVBOB Poetry Project celebrates the work of, a poet, artist and c...

How can we embrace the future with confidence yet hold onto the best that the past has to teach us?   As South Africans celebrate Heritage Day on 24 September, the AVBOB Poetry Project pays tribute to the work of Sihle Ntuli, award-winning poet and academic. He has released three full-length co...