Poems

Why us?

Vera Marbach / December 25, 2022

Why us? by Vera Marbach Why us? there we were on the […]

Vera Marbach / September 1, 2021

Delaying Grief by Khanyi Mthimunye Build walls, to keep the pain out. It seeps through the cracks of a

Vera Marbach / August 19, 2021

Personal Statistics by Vera Marbach Every number has a face is a person in a family tells a story.

On Freedom Day it seems appropriate to look back on where we have come from, to celebrate the progress we

The sting of death by Khanyi Mthimunye It is random and illogical Even when you crave it It can

It is so easy for us to focus on the negative, especially at this time in history. The news headlines

(A poem from the book “Dwelling in Dissonance) Not an accusation No verdict expected Not an attack Defense inappropriate A

Vera Marbach / December 22, 2018

It starts with a genealogy going back right to the beginning, to the first man, fallen. The fallenness is evident

Vera Marbach / November 16, 2018

(A poem from the book Dwelling in Dissonance) I see you moving forward to the frontline, labelled traitor by

Vera Marbach / August 30, 2018

(I wrote this poem in 2016, it sadly seems just as appropriate now … ) Ugly Stark Hurtful Words Printed

At the Diversity Dialogue at the beginning of September, the topic chosen was Love and Trust. When we asked ourselves,…

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