Mabule Zachariah Rapola is a South African, poet, writer and filmmaker. His short stories and poems have appeared in South Africa, France, Denmark and the USA. He has also published literature for young adults: Stanza youth novel series. For his collection of stories, Beginnings of a Dream, he won the Noma Award in 2008. A fellow of the International Writers’ Program, University of Iowa, USA, is a two-time finalist in national poetry competitions in South Africa. His most recent publication is The Passport That Does Not Pass Ports: African Literature of Travel in the 21st Century.
At the heart of poetry lies the desire to belong - to a place, a space, a country. Our experiences of the spaces we inhabit shape our identities and define the contours of our lives. In this collection of poems, we explore the varied and complex emotions that arise from our relationship with the spa...