Koleka Putuma is a multi-award-winning theatre practitioner, writer and poet. Her poetry tackles themes such as homophobia, womanhood, race and the dynamics of relationships, religion and politics. Her poetry is sharp and thought provoking, unique in its form, language and structure. Every line, a powerful statement of what she stands for.
She is the founder and director of Manyano Media, a black owned company that produces and promotes original black queer women stories with the aim to empower and educate.
“Collective Amnesia”, her bestselling debut collection of poems, took the South African literature scene by storm, being named book of the year by the City Press and one of the books of the year by Sunday Times and Quartz Africa. The book is being studied in tertiary level in South African Universities and Gothenburg University in Sweden.
Негізгі бет 2022 Standard Bank Young Artist Award for Poetry - Koleka Putuma
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