Thursday, April 22, 2010

A Song For Soweto Comments

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At the throat of Soweto
a devil language falls
slashing
claw syllables to shred and leave
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June Jordan
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Michael Walker 24 February 2015

Yes Afrikaans was 'a devil language' in the way the white master race spoke to colored people, including a young girl, who emerges as the heroine of the poem.

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June Jordan

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