Publisher: Deep South, South Africa
KwaNobuhle Overcast was recipient of the SALA award for Poetry in 2021.
Ayanda Billie’s collection is one of vivid obervations of his community 20 years into South Africa’s democracy. It describes
an inhospitable and sometimes callous KwaNobuhle, its spirit worn away
by the harsh toll of survival and political betrayal. The poet remains
rooted, borne up by love, family, jazz music, and a stubborn belief in
humanity.
£18.00
About the author
Ayanda Billie was born in 1975 in KwaNobuhle, Uitenhage, and has lived
there all his life. He works as a quality inspector at Volkswagen SA in
Uitenhage. He has published two poetry collections, Avenues of my soul
in English, and Umhlaba Umanzi in isiXhosa. In 2019 he received a SALA Award for Umhlaba Umanzi, and in 2021 he was recipient of a second SALA award for Poetry this time for KwaNobuhle Overcast. Billie is also a community
arts activist, jazz critic, and co-organiser of the Mandela Bay Book
Fair.
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