Southern Africa
South Africa
Post-colonial
English
Poetry
Mtshali's landmark debut — stark, imagistic poems about Black South African township life. 'Boy on a Swing,' 'An Abandoned Bundle,' 'Ride the Bold Wind.' A revolution in South African poetry.
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The bestselling poetry collection in South African history at the time; woke white South Africa to the reality beside it
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editorial-summarynot primary textMtshali's landmark debut — stark, imagistic poems about Black South African township life. 'Boy on a Swing,' 'An Abandoned Bundle,' 'Ride the Bold Wind.' A revolution in South African poetry. The bestselling poetry collection in South African history at the time; woke white South Africa to the reality beside it
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